- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Broiler hatchery news release / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Title:
- Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 June 24
- Creator:
- United States. Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Region
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
Florida. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Alabama. Department of Agriculture and Industries
South Carolina. Department of Agriculture - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : United States. Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Region
- Date of Original:
- 2020-06-24
- Subject:
- Chickens--Hatcheries--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Broilers (Chickens)--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Poultry industry--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
tables (documents) - Type:
- Text
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- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with: August 28, 2013.
Effective March 12, 2014, name of issuing body appears as Southern Regional Field Office.
August 28, 2013; title from caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed January 19, 2018).
January 17, 2018 (received via e-mail on January 18, 2018 from Georgia Department of Agriculture); (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed November 22, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 H2 2020/6-24
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2020-s6-h24-belec-p-btext
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2020-s6-h24-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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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 24, 2020
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 235 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 20, 2020, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.1 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 33.0 million eggs during the week ending June 20, 2020, up 4 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.6 million eggs during the same week, down 3 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 20, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through June 20, 2020 for the United States were 4.64 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.6 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 20, 2020, up 10 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.7 million chicks, down 4 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
May 16, 2020
May 23, 2020
May 30, 2020
Week ending
June 6, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
32,963 1,163
34,324 5,594
33,016 1,194
34,393 5,812
33,312 1,264
34,588 6,066
32,911 1,194
34,257 5,752
June 13, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,915 1,194
34,606 5,709
United States ......
229,381
234,763
235,333
235,055
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 24, 2020
235,298
June 20, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,968 1,198
34,551 5,831
235,181
Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 103
97 100
101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
May 16, 2020
May 23, 2020
May 30, 2020
Week ending
June 6, 2020
June 13, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
23,232 1,295
26,404 4,607
22,945 1,192
26,257 5,075
23,652 1,341
26,488 4,475
23,915 1,331
27,038 4,857
24,372 1,325
27,150 5,075
United States ......
173,563
181,083
184,379
185,060
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 24, 2020
189,209
June 20, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,572 1,229
27,739 4,834
188,892
Percent of previous year
(percent)
110 94 96 97
99
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
May 16, 2020
May 23, 2020
Week ending
May 30, 2020
June 6, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 1,264 34,588 6,533 3,486 8,087 17,021 9,069
32,911 23,471
5,021 1,194 34,257 7,494 3,410 8,120 17,304 9,070
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
24,778 7,597 6,308 6,066
18,046 6,425
12,903
24,776 7,375 6,251 5,752
17,979 6,381
12,929
Other States ........................................
11,367
11,682
11,734
11,360
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
229,381 97
234,763 100
235,333 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 24, 2020
235,055 100
June 13, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,915 23,549
5,016 1,194 34,606 7,469 3,501 8,359 17,380 8,556
25,356 6,934 5,911 5,709
17,909 6,425
13,174
11,335
235,298 102
June 20, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,968 23,249
5,012 1,198 34,551 7,394 3,370 8,435 17,504 8,642
24,987 6,437 6,272 5,831
18,065 6,396
13,307
11,563
235,181 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
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)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
23,232 19,474
3,263 1,295 26,404 5,473 2,687 5,134 13,998 5,368
22,945 21,163
4,687 1,192 26,257 6,246 2,748 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
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 21,011
4,789 1,325 27,150 5,942 2,961 6,225 14,497 6,226
June 20, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,572 22,085
4,354 1,229 27,739 4,674 3,090 6,036 14,393 5,982
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
14,744 4,286 4,569 4,607
14,202 5,539
10,152
19,828 3,430 4,177 5,075
14,018 5,736
10,682
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
20,261 4,394 4,462 5,075
14,636 5,073
11,721
20,664 3,450 4,534 4,834
14,766 5,676
11,615
Other States ........................................
9,136
8,925
9,081
8,869
9,089
9,199
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
173,563 91
181,083 96
184,379 97
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 24, 2020
185,060 97
189,209 100
188,892 99