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
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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