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. August 26, 2020 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 22, 2020, up slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.2 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 August 22, 2020, down slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.3 million eggs during the same week, down 3 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 2 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 22, 2020, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through August 22, 2020 for the United States were 6.32 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.3 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 22, 2020, down 1 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 July 18, 2020 July 25, 2020 August 1, 2020 Week ending August 8, 2020 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 32,085 1,163 33,895 5,550 32,966 1,163 33,983 5,312 32,639 1,163 34,071 5,583 31,994 1,162 33,702 5,726 August 15, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 32,911 1,163 33,848 5,719 United States ...... 227,795 228,887 231,741 230,392 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 26, 2020 231,758 August 22, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 32,940 1,163 34,306 5,725 231,504 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 103 97 98 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020 State July 18, 2020 July 25, 2020 August 1, 2020 Week ending August 8, 2020 August 15, 2020 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 24,446 1,251 26,995 5,567 23,523 1,260 26,519 5,041 24,395 1,245 26,749 4,939 22,789 1,327 27,168 4,666 24,631 1,339 26,209 4,643 United States ...... 188,147 185,419 186,924 183,196 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 26, 2020 184,319 August 22, 2020 (1,000 chicks) 23,333 1,203 27,184 5,573 186,138 Percent of previous year (percent) 99 90 97 113 98 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020 State July 18, 2020 July 25, 2020 Week ending August 1, 2020 August 8, 2020 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 32,085 22,612 4,825 1,163 33,895 7,838 3,211 8,154 16,208 8,817 32,966 22,755 4,547 1,163 33,983 7,767 3,364 8,018 16,932 8,886 32,639 23,431 4,548 1,163 34,071 7,657 3,319 8,092 16,764 8,937 31,994 23,417 4,825 1,162 33,702 7,586 3,319 8,140 16,863 8,857 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 23,424 6,874 6,373 5,550 16,942 6,157 11,346 24,104 6,863 6,335 5,312 16,893 5,809 11,995 24,549 7,145 6,493 5,583 17,171 6,206 12,850 24,614 6,976 6,515 5,726 17,354 6,082 12,063 Other States ........................................ 12,321 11,195 11,123 11,197 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 227,795 98 228,887 98 231,741 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 26, 2020 230,392 99 August 15, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 32,911 23,489 4,825 1,163 33,848 7,754 3,185 8,135 17,218 8,853 24,667 7,084 6,401 5,719 17,315 6,216 11,910 11,065 231,758 99 August 22, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 32,940 23,251 4,826 1,163 34,306 7,725 3,272 8,122 16,752 8,857 24,058 6,895 6,411 5,725 17,502 6,218 12,225 11,256 231,504 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020 State July 18, 2020 July 25, 2020 Week ending August 1, 2020 August 8, 2020 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 24,446 21,557 4,734 1,251 26,995 6,516 2,845 5,054 14,920 5,206 23,523 20,957 4,901 1,260 26,519 5,718 2,913 5,292 15,029 5,639 24,395 22,847 4,981 1,245 26,749 6,862 2,923 5,357 14,614 5,319 22,789 20,569 4,999 1,327 27,168 6,695 2,717 4,959 13,538 7,438 August 15, 2020 (1,000 chicks) 24,631 21,635 4,746 1,339 26,209 6,318 2,791 5,293 14,283 6,673 August 22, 2020 (1,000 chicks) 23,333 21,300 4,395 1,203 27,184 5,799 2,921 5,533 14,245 6,018 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 19,284 3,347 4,878 5,567 14,808 6,467 10,975 19,727 3,909 4,829 5,041 14,172 5,832 11,167 19,286 3,182 4,923 4,939 13,827 5,814 10,673 19,584 3,151 4,898 4,666 13,822 6,001 9,097 19,410 2,850 4,810 4,643 13,897 5,282 10,688 19,751 4,440 4,941 5,573 14,272 5,619 10,730 Other States ........................................ 9,297 8,991 8,988 9,778 8,821 8,881 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 188,147 101 185,419 98 186,924 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 26, 2020 183,196 97 184,319 97 186,138 98