- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Broiler hatchery news release / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Title:
- Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 July 1
- 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:
- 2020-07-01
- 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 2020/7-1
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2020-s7-h1-belec-p-btext
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2020-s7-h1-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.
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