Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 June 10

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.

June 10, 2020

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down Slightly

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 234 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 6, 2020, down slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.3 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 June 6, 2020, up 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.3 million eggs during the same week, down 3 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 3 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 185 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 6, 2020, down 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through June 6, 2020 for the United States were 4.26 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.9 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 6, 2020, up 5 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.0 million chicks, down 2 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020

State

May 2, 2020

May 9, 2020

May 16, 2020

Week ending
May 23, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

31,533 1,100
34,075 5,781

32,163 1,163
33,746 5,510

32,963 1,163
34,324 5,594

33,016 1,194
33,968 5,812

May 30, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
33,312 1,194
34,334 6,066

United States ......

223,846

228,799

229,381

233,342

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 10, 2020

233,889

June 6, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,911 1,194
34,257 5,752
234,443

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 101
97 97
100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020

State

May 2, 2020

May 9, 2020

May 16, 2020

Week ending
May 23, 2020

May 30, 2020

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

22,595 1,442
23,259 4,607

23,650 1,325
24,426 5,297

23,232 1,295
26,404 4,607

22,944 1,183
26,256 5,075

23,652 1,341
26,488 4,475

United States ......

164,168

176,754

173,563

180,933

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 10, 2020

184,272

June 6, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,948 1,331
27,038 4,857
184,707

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 100
98 94
97

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020

State

May 2, 2020

May 9, 2020

Week ending

May 16, 2020

May 23, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

31,533 22,212
3,547 1,100 34,075 7,061 3,107 8,020 16,400 8,425

32,163 22,279
4,962 1,163 33,746 7,652 3,093 8,080 16,442 9,022

32,963 22,966
4,976 1,163 34,324 7,659 3,244 8,129 16,669 8,958

33,016 22,963
5,120 1,194 33,968 6,989 3,365 8,063 17,117 9,102

North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

22,914 7,060 5,745 5,781
16,892 5,867
12,900

23,769 6,805 5,972 5,510
17,852 6,184
12,282

21,381 7,276 6,160 5,594
17,662 6,017
12,873

24,787 7,492 6,167 5,812
17,581 6,367
12,789

Other States ........................................

11,207

11,823

11,367

11,450

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

223,846 96

228,799 98

229,381 97

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 10, 2020

233,342 99

May 30, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
33,312 23,060
5,056 1,194 34,334 6,536 3,486 8,087 17,021 9,069
24,081 7,014 6,308 6,066
18,002 6,425
13,090
11,748
233,889 99

June 6, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,911 23,378
5,007 1,194 34,257 7,494 3,410 8,120 17,304 9,070
24,744 7,375 6,251 5,752
17,979 6,381
12,456
11,360
234,443 100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020

State

May 2, 2020

May 9, 2020

Week ending

May 16, 2020

May 23, 2020

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

22,595 18,853
3,191 1,442 23,259 5,479 2,303 2,780 13,258 5,550

23,650 20,600
3,453 1,325 24,426 5,770 2,606 4,921 13,862 4,971

23,232 19,474
3,263 1,295 26,404 5,473 2,687 5,134 13,998 5,368

22,944 21,163
4,687 1,183 26,256 6,246 2,747 4,225 13,849 5,900

May 30, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,652 20,848
4,865 1,341 26,488 6,935 2,763 4,699 14,028 5,949

June 6, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,948 21,329
4,955 1,331 27,038 6,270 2,849 5,448 14,088 6,998

North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,260 4,705 4,391 4,607
13,140 4,312
9,900

17,744 4,431 4,441 5,297
14,338 4,977
11,026

14,744 4,286 4,569 4,607
14,202 5,539
10,152

19,827 3,430 4,176 5,075
13,889 5,735
10,681

20,008 3,757 4,390 4,475
14,457 5,994
10,542

17,683 3,255 4,429 4,857
14,388 5,345
11,627

Other States ........................................

8,143

8,916

9,136

8,920

9,081

8,869

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

164,168 87

176,754 93

173,563 91

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 10, 2020

180,933 96

184,272 97

184,707 97