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 Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 100 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 713-5400 www.nass.usda.gov This report contains the results from the Weekly Broiler Hatchery Survey. Thanks to all who responded. May 6, 2020 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 5 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 221 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 2, 2020, down 5 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 78.8 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Hatcheries in Alabama set 31.0 million eggs during the week ending May 2, 2020, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 33.3 million eggs during the same week, down 2 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 12 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 167 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 2, 2020, down 12 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through May 2, 2020 for the United States were 3.36 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler growers in Alabama placed 22.6 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 2, 2020, down slightly from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 23.3 million chicks, down 18 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020 State March 28, 2020 April 4, 2020 April 11, 2020 Week ending April 18, 2020 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 34,043 1,177 35,250 5,834 32,825 1,131 34,232 5,647 30,441 1,167 32,821 5,720 30,821 1,163 33,080 5,267 April 25, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 30,619 1,069 33,211 5,238 United States ...... 238,316 228,192 217,714 221,542 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 6, 2020 217,262 May 2, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 31,039 1,100 33,329 5,357 221,033 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 93 98 89 95 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020 State March 28, 2020 April 4, 2020 April 11, 2020 Week ending April 18, 2020 April 25, 2020 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 25,586 1,336 26,598 4,920 23,735 1,306 26,258 5,638 22,117 1,334 27,366 4,031 23,345 1,230 25,207 3,445 21,671 1,293 25,247 4,097 United States ...... 190,698 187,257 178,580 178,123 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 6, 2020 173,479 May 2, 2020 (1,000 chicks) 22,571 1,440 23,262 4,615 166,565 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 119 82 89 88 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020 State March 28, 2020 April 4, 2020 Week ending April 11, 2020 April 18, 2020 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 34,043 23,081 5,465 1,177 35,250 7,497 3,802 8,198 18,260 9,003 32,825 21,487 4,642 1,131 34,232 7,911 3,167 7,886 17,350 8,388 30,441 21,452 3,841 1,167 32,821 7,240 3,485 8,086 16,603 8,309 30,821 22,255 4,477 1,163 33,080 7,214 3,470 7,838 16,921 8,368 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 24,372 7,309 6,325 5,834 18,014 5,672 13,180 24,196 6,605 6,197 5,647 17,473 5,762 12,649 22,130 6,519 6,106 5,720 16,563 4,956 11,836 22,430 6,698 6,094 5,267 17,031 4,889 12,237 Other States ........................................ 11,834 10,644 10,439 11,289 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 238,316 102 228,192 99 217,714 93 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 6, 2020 221,542 94 April 25, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 30,619 21,180 4,525 1,069 33,211 7,065 2,971 8,059 16,877 8,552 22,254 6,911 6,262 5,238 15,167 4,962 11,360 10,980 217,262 93 May 2, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 31,039 22,212 4,287 1,100 33,329 7,347 3,077 8,020 16,746 8,425 22,776 6,535 5,856 5,357 16,748 4,937 12,639 10,603 221,033 95 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020 State March 28, 2020 April 4, 2020 Week ending April 11, 2020 April 18, 2020 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 25,586 22,280 4,805 1,336 26,598 5,601 3,353 6,127 15,191 6,442 23,735 21,211 5,314 1,306 26,258 6,482 3,121 5,878 14,386 5,596 22,117 21,224 4,153 1,334 27,366 5,949 2,575 5,780 14,179 5,590 23,345 20,140 5,155 1,230 25,207 5,890 2,404 5,634 14,296 5,472 April 25, 2020 (1,000 chicks) 21,671 19,813 5,481 1,293 25,247 5,964 2,018 3,824 14,396 4,903 May 2, 2020 (1,000 chicks) 22,571 18,713 3,907 1,440 23,262 5,479 2,301 4,133 13,557 5,545 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,274 3,499 4,472 4,920 13,930 5,952 11,520 20,178 4,281 4,452 5,638 14,006 5,208 11,425 19,105 3,327 4,255 4,031 14,007 4,842 10,981 19,292 4,351 4,470 3,445 13,805 4,384 10,772 18,287 4,507 4,442 4,097 13,597 4,705 11,073 16,165 4,705 4,353 4,615 13,161 4,776 9,835 Other States ........................................ 8,812 8,782 7,765 8,831 8,161 8,047 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 190,698 102 187,257 100 178,580 96 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 6, 2020 178,123 95 173,479 93 166,565 88