Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 July 15

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 15, 2020

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

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

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 234 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 11, 2020, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.5 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 July 11, 2020, up 5 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 33.9 million eggs during the same week, down 3 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up Slightly

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 11, 2020, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through July 11, 2020 for the United States were 5.21 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 11, 2020, up 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.2 million chicks, down 3 percent from a year ago.

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

State

June 6, 2020

June 13, 2020

June 20, 2020

Week ending
June 27, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

33,050 1,194
34,762 5,709

32,968 1,198
34,568 5,831

32,498 1,069
34,099 5,656

July 4, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,217 1,069
33,944 5,766

United States ......

235,859

236,133

234,496

232,766

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 15, 2020

231,149

July 11, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,888 1,162
33,922 5,835
233,770

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 100
97 101
101

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

State

June 6, 2020

June 13, 2020

June 20, 2020

Week ending
June 27, 2020

July 4, 2020

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

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

23,914 1,332
27,037 4,857

24,387 1,325
27,150 5,075

24,592 1,229
27,739 4,834

24,442 1,339
28,046 4,844

24,336 1,319
27,539 4,831

United States ......

185,168

189,959

189,745

190,728

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 15, 2020

191,146

July 11, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,831 1,352
27,219 5,427
189,303

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 116
97 107
100

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

State

June 6, 2020

June 13, 2020

Week ending

June 20, 2020

June 27, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

33,050 23,580
5,030 1,194 34,762 7,469 3,501 8,359 17,380 8,609

32,968 23,025
4,948 1,198 34,568 7,394 3,370 8,465 17,720 8,642

32,498 22,628
5,026 1,069 34,099 7,756 3,219 8,235 17,659 8,378

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

24,718 7,375 6,666 5,752
17,979 6,381
12,925

25,450 6,934 6,088 5,709
17,909 6,425
13,285

24,269 6,437 6,524 5,831
18,065 6,396
13,073

25,238 6,479 6,389 5,656
17,891 6,327
12,559

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

11,491

11,399

11,603

11,660

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

235,859 100

236,133 102

234,496 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 15, 2020

232,766 101

July 4, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,217 23,048
5,031 1,069 33,944 7,295 3,319 8,041 17,463 8,489
25,177 6,444 6,284 5,766
17,370 6,357
12,462
11,373
231,149 99

July 11, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,888 23,578
5,029 1,162 33,922 7,828 3,364 8,209 17,159 8,362
25,103 7,174 6,510 5,835
17,197 6,322
12,732
11,396
233,770 101

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

State

June 6, 2020

June 13, 2020

Week ending

June 20, 2020

June 27, 2020

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

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

23,914 21,374
4,647 1,332 27,037 6,271 2,850 5,576 14,229 6,997

24,387 21,005
3,657 1,325 27,150 5,942 2,961 6,862 14,681 6,226

24,592 22,089
4,700 1,229 27,739 4,674 3,090 5,728 14,608 5,982

24,442 20,589
4,544 1,339 28,046 5,942 2,939 5,744 14,830 5,790

July 4, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,336 20,921
5,176 1,319 27,539 6,149 3,047 5,634 15,003 5,922

July 11, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,831 19,959
4,962 1,352 27,219 4,559 2,787 5,459 15,199 5,522

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

17,854 3,261 4,804 4,857
14,390 5,291
11,700

20,610 4,394 4,826 5,075
14,636 5,298
11,696

20,692 3,450 5,066 4,834
14,766 5,595
11,678

20,050 5,061 5,049 4,844
14,949 5,719
11,725

20,878 4,684 4,483 4,831
14,846 5,662
11,529

19,504 5,400 5,006 5,427
15,848 6,269
10,600

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

8,784

9,228

9,233

9,126

9,187

9,400

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

185,168 97

189,959 100

189,745 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 15, 2020

190,728 100

191,146 102

189,303 100