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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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