United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
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This report contains the results from the Weekly Broiler Hatchery Survey. Thanks to all who responded.
April 8, 2020
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 235 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 4, 2020, up 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.9 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 32.9 million eggs during the week ending April 4, 2020, up 7 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.8 million eggs during the same week, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 4, 2020, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through April 4, 2020 for the United States were 2.67 billion. Cumulative placements were up 3 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 4, 2020, up 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.6 million chicks, down 6 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
February 29, 2020
March 7, 2020
March 14, 2020
Week ending
March 21, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
34,075 1,209
35,334 5,809
34,066 1,225
35,323 5,643
34,216 1,207
34,849 5,751
33,290 1,194
35,080 5,804
March 28, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,043 1,177
35,250 5,834
United States ......
241,143
238,824
240,621
238,930
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 8, 2020
239,719
April 4, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,903 1,131
34,759 5,647
235,304
Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 95 99 97
102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
February 29, 2020
March 7, 2020
March 14, 2020
Week ending
March 21, 2020
March 28, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
24,510 1,349
27,625 5,263
24,507 1,314
27,638 4,644
24,988 1,235
27,068 5,265
24,923 1,326
28,120 4,534
25,586 1,336
26,598 4,874
United States ......
190,863
189,498
191,045
191,603
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 8, 2020
190,313
April 4, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,746 1,307
25,636 4,915
188,132
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 99 94 92
100
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
February 29, 2020
March 7, 2020
Week ending
March 14, 2020
March 21, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
34,075 24,192
5,430 1,209 35,334 7,873 3,744 8,495 18,354 8,890
34,066 23,595
5,063 1,225 35,323 7,111 3,850 8,503 18,130 9,096
34,216 24,202
5,306 1,207 34,849 7,760 3,879 8,486 18,082 8,809
33,290 24,368
5,319 1,194 35,080 7,749 3,865 8,171 18,260 8,952
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
25,138 7,407 6,135 5,809
17,907 6,438
13,173
24,981 7,882 6,023 5,643
17,084 6,498
12,915
25,258 7,973 6,084 5,751
17,541 6,392
12,939
25,015 7,196 5,916 5,804
17,915 6,485
12,760
Other States ........................................
11,540
11,836
11,887
11,591
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
241,143 104
238,824 103
240,621 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 8, 2020
238,930 103
March 28, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
34,043 23,081
5,256 1,177 35,250 7,497 3,802 8,198 18,260 9,003
24,724 7,820 6,159 5,834
18,014 6,260
13,180
12,161
239,719 103
April 4, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,903 22,997
5,281 1,131 34,759 7,848 3,501 7,886 18,031 8,683
24,596 7,524 6,127 5,647
17,851 6,210
12,978
11,351
235,304 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
February 29, 2020
March 7, 2020
Week ending
March 14, 2020
March 21, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
24,510 22,396
5,574 1,349 27,625 6,435 3,281 4,683 15,127 5,596
24,507 21,678
4,854 1,314 27,638 6,555 3,297 5,761 15,421 5,989
24,988 21,417
4,939 1,235 27,068 6,073 3,270 5,052 14,889 5,938
24,923 22,029
5,318 1,326 28,120 5,913 3,234 5,875 15,182 5,656
March 28, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
25,586 22,280
4,967 1,336 26,598 5,601 3,353 5,421 15,191 6,442
April 4, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,746 22,187
5,208 1,307 25,636 5,973 3,255 5,646 14,885 5,772
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,854 4,247 4,196 5,263
14,235 6,514
11,432
20,355 4,071 4,172 4,644
13,203 6,331
11,093
20,003 5,162 4,469 5,265
14,125 6,583
11,540
20,831 4,093 4,442 4,534
14,089 5,669
11,369
20,165 3,499 4,368 4,874
13,930 6,383
11,520
20,361 4,315 4,401 4,915
13,911 5,649
12,121
Other States ........................................
8,546
8,615
9,029
9,000
8,799
8,844
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
190,863 104
189,498 103
191,045 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 8, 2020
191,603 104
190,313 102
188,132 100