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 22, 2020
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 18, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.8 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 32.7 million eggs during the week ending July 18, 2020, up 3 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 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 18, 2020, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through July 18, 2020 for the United States were 5.40 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.1 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 18, 2020, up 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.4 million chicks, up 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
June 13, 2020
June 20, 2020
June 27, 2020
Week ending
July 4, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
33,050 1,194
34,780 5,709
33,092 1,198
34,601 5,831
32,498 1,069
34,514 5,656
32,217 1,069
34,190 5,766
July 11, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,748 1,162
34,153 5,835
United States ......
236,151
234,653
233,030
231,395
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 22, 2020
233,969
July 18, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,670 1,163
33,895 5,550
231,876
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 99 97 98
99
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
June 13, 2020
June 20, 2020
June 27, 2020
Week ending
July 4, 2020
July 11, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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
24,984 1,352
27,219 5,427
United States ......
189,959
189,745
190,728
191,205
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 22, 2020
189,677
July 18, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,078 1,251
27,396 5,557
189,152
Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 97
103 95
102
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
June 13, 2020
June 20, 2020
Week ending
June 27, 2020
July 4, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
33,050 23,580
5,030 1,194 34,780 7,469 3,501 8,359 17,380 8,609
33,092 23,025
4,948 1,198 34,601 7,394 3,370 8,465 17,720 8,642
32,498 22,628
5,026 1,069 34,514 7,756 3,219 8,235 17,659 8,378
32,217 23,048
5,031 1,069 34,190 7,295 3,319 8,041 17,463 8,489
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
25,153 6,479 6,389 5,656
17,891 6,327
12,559
25,177 6,444 6,284 5,766
17,370 6,357
12,462
Other States ........................................
11,399
11,603
11,594
11,373
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
236,151 102
234,653 101
233,030 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 22, 2020
231,395 99
July 11, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,748 23,736
5,029 1,162 34,153 7,828 3,364 8,209 17,159 8,362
25,103 7,290 6,510 5,835
17,197 6,322
12,566
11,396
233,969 101
July 18, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,670 22,813
5,031 1,163 33,895 7,838 3,211 8,155 17,098 8,988
24,063 6,874 6,399 5,550
17,335 6,157
12,315
12,321
231,876 99
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
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)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
24,336 21,167
5,176 1,319 27,539 6,149 3,047 5,634 15,003 5,922
July 11, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,984 20,162
4,962 1,352 27,219 4,559 2,787 5,459 15,235 5,522
July 18, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,078 21,726
4,978 1,251 27,396 6,516 2,845 5,048 15,161 5,206
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 4,497 4,483 4,831
14,846 5,662
11,529
19,504 5,261 5,006 5,427
15,848 6,269
10,721
19,641 3,347 4,934 5,557
14,822 6,281
11,041
Other States ........................................
9,228
9,233
9,126
9,187
9,400
9,324
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
189,959 100
189,745 99
190,728 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 22, 2020
191,205 102
189,677 100
189,152 102