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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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