Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 July 1

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.

July 1, 2020

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 27, 2020, up 1 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 32.6 million eggs during the week ending June 27, 2020, up 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.0 million eggs during the same week, down 2 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down Slightly

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 190 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 27, 2020, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through June 27, 2020 for the United States were 4.83 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 27, 2020, up 2 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.9 million chicks, up slightly from a year ago.

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

State

May 23, 2020

May 30, 2020

June 6, 2020

Week ending
June 13, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

33,016 1,194
34,478 5,812

33,312 1,264
34,687 6,066

32,911 1,194
34,577 5,752

32,915 1,194
34,606 5,709

June 20, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,968 1,198
34,551 5,831

United States ......

234,848

235,524

235,403

235,548

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 1, 2020

234,051

June 27, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,617 1,069
34,004 5,782
232,487

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 92 98
101
101

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

State

May 23, 2020

May 30, 2020

June 6, 2020

Week ending
June 13, 2020

June 20, 2020

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

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

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

24,572 1,229
27,739 4,834

United States ......

181,083

184,477

185,090

189,527

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 1, 2020

189,172

June 27, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,408 1,339
27,949 4,844
189,868

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 103 100
96
100

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

State

May 23, 2020

May 30, 2020

Week ending

June 6, 2020

June 13, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

33,016 22,963
5,120 1,194 34,478 7,484 3,365 8,063 17,117 9,102

33,312 23,060
5,056 1,264 34,687 6,533 3,486 8,087 17,021 9,069

32,911 23,471
5,021 1,194 34,577 7,494 3,410 8,120 17,304 9,070

32,915 23,549
5,030 1,194 34,606 7,469 3,501 8,359 17,380 8,556

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

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

24,718 7,375 6,251 5,752
17,979 6,381
12,925

25,512 6,934 5,911 5,709
17,909 6,425
13,174

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

11,682

11,826

11,450

11,415

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

234,848 100

235,524 100

235,403 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 1, 2020

235,548 102

June 20, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,968 23,249
4,948 1,198 34,551 7,394 3,370 8,465 17,504 8,642
24,085 6,437 6,272 5,831
18,065 6,396
13,073
11,603
234,051 100

June 27, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,617 22,418
5,026 1,069 34,004 7,756 3,219 8,235 17,473 8,378
25,140 6,580 6,169 5,782
17,891 6,327
12,598
11,805
232,487 101

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

State

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)

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

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

24,372 21,011
3,657 1,325 27,150 5,942 2,961 6,863 14,497 6,226

June 20, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,572 22,085
4,700 1,229 27,739 4,674 3,090 5,729 14,393 5,982

June 27, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,408 20,547
4,544 1,339 27,949 5,942 2,939 5,746 14,705 5,790

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

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

20,610 4,394 4,462 5,075
14,636 5,366
11,721

20,741 3,450 4,534 4,834
14,766 5,676
11,708

20,035 5,061 4,485 4,844
14,887 5,833
11,650

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

8,925

9,179

8,899

9,259

9,270

9,164

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

181,083 96

184,477 97

185,090 97

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 1, 2020

189,527 100

189,172 99

189,868 100