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.
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