Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 June 17

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 17, 2020

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 236 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 13, 2020, up 2 percent 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 13, 2020, up 4 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.6 million eggs during the same week, down 2 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 1 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 13, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through June 13, 2020 for the United States were 4.45 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.4 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 13, 2020, up 5 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.2 million chicks, down 1 percent from a year ago.

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

State

May 9, 2020

May 16, 2020

May 23, 2020

Week ending
May 30, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

33,016 1,194
34,393 5,812

33,312 1,194
34,334 6,066

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

United States ......

228,799

229,381

234,531

233,755

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 17, 2020

235,055

June 13, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,915 1,194
34,606 5,709
235,905

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 101
98 99
102

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

State

May 9, 2020

May 16, 2020

May 23, 2020

Week ending
May 30, 2020

June 6, 2020

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

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

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

23,915 1,331
27,038 4,857

United States ......

176,754

173,563

181,062

184,379

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 17, 2020

185,060

June 13, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,372 1,325
27,159 5,075
189,074

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 99 99 78
99

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

State

May 9, 2020

May 16, 2020

Week ending

May 23, 2020

May 30, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 34,393 7,484 3,365 8,063 17,117 9,102

33,312 23,060
5,056 1,194 34,334 6,536 3,486 8,087 17,021 9,069

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

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
13,058

24,081 7,014 6,308 6,066
18,002 6,425
12,956

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

11,823

11,367

11,450

11,748

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

228,799 98

229,381 97

234,531 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 17, 2020

233,755 99

June 6, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,911 23,471
5,021 1,194 34,257 7,494 3,410 8,120 17,304 9,070
24,776 7,375 6,251 5,752
17,979 6,381
12,929
11,360
235,055 100

June 13, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,915 23,594
5,016 1,194 34,606 7,469 3,501 8,359 17,380 9,031
25,334 6,934 5,911 5,709
17,909 6,425
13,283
11,335
235,905 102

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

State

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)

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

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

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)
23,915 21,372
4,647 1,331 27,038 6,270 2,849 5,578 14,230 6,998

June 13, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,372 20,526
4,789 1,325 27,159 5,942 2,961 6,225 14,497 6,642

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

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
14,018 5,735
10,681

20,008 3,757 4,390 4,475
14,457 5,994
10,649

17,854 3,255 4,429 4,857
14,388 5,411
11,769

20,284 4,394 4,462 5,075
14,644 5,078
11,605

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

8,916

9,136

8,920

9,081

8,869

9,094

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

176,754 93

173,563 91

181,062 96

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 17, 2020

184,379 97

185,060 97

189,074 99