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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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