Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 August 5

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 5, 2020

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 2 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 230 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 1, 2020, down 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.4 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 32.6 million eggs during the week ending August 1, 2020, up 1 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 Down Slightly

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 1, 2020, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through August 1, 2020 for the United States were 5.77 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.6 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 1, 2020, up 6 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.5 million chicks, down 4 percent from a year ago.

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

State

June 27, 2020

July 4, 2020

July 11, 2020

Week ending
July 18, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

32,498 1,069
34,514 5,656

32,158 1,069
33,947 5,672

32,662 1,162
34,375 5,835

32,670 1,163
33,895 5,550

July 25, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
33,109 1,163
34,119 5,312

United States ......

232,860

230,480

232,261

230,596

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 5, 2020

231,910

August 1, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,598 1,163
33,924 5,583
230,372

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 99 97 98
98

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

State

June 27, 2020

July 4, 2020

July 11, 2020

Week ending
July 18, 2020

July 25, 2020

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

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

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

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

24,984 1,352
27,212 5,427

24,446 1,251
26,995 5,557

23,536 1,260
26,519 5,041

United States ......

190,750

191,187

189,600

188,605

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 5, 2020

185,476

August 1, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,589 1,245
26,520 4,939
187,154

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 96 96
102
100

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

State

June 27, 2020

July 4, 2020

Week ending

July 11, 2020

July 18, 2020

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

32,498 22,628
4,838 1,069 34,514 7,756 3,219 8,263 17,659 8,378

32,158 22,967
5,026 1,069 33,947 7,295 3,319 8,040 17,463 8,489

32,662 23,420
5,004 1,162 34,375 7,828 3,364 8,208 17,159 8,362

32,670 22,825
4,825 1,163 33,895 7,838 3,211 8,154 17,098 8,988

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

25,153 6,479 6,389 5,656
17,891 6,327
12,559

24,740 6,444 6,284 5,672
17,370 6,357
12,462

23,914 7,290 6,508 5,835
16,718 6,322
12,723

23,535 6,874 6,399 5,550
17,335 6,157
11,758

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

11,584

11,378

11,407

12,321

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

232,860 101

230,480 99

232,261 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 5, 2020

230,596 99

July 25, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
33,109 23,093
4,547 1,163 34,119 7,767 3,364 8,518 17,522 9,042
24,646 6,863 6,335 5,312
17,045 5,990
12,399
11,076
231,910 99

August 1, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,598 23,506
4,548 1,163 33,924 7,657 3,319 8,092 16,841 8,937
23,389 7,145 6,493 5,583
17,322 6,206
12,572
11,077
230,372 98

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

State

June 27, 2020

July 4, 2020

Week ending

July 11, 2020

July 18, 2020

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

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

24,442 20,589
4,376 1,339 28,046 5,942 2,939 6,075 14,830 5,790

24,336 21,167
5,074 1,319 27,539 6,149 3,047 5,862 15,003 5,922

24,984 20,154
4,768 1,352 27,212 4,559 2,787 5,474 15,235 5,522

24,446 21,699
4,734 1,251 26,995 6,516 2,845 5,054 15,161 5,206

July 25, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,536 21,022
4,901 1,260 26,519 5,718 2,913 5,292 15,008 5,639

August 1, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,589 22,933
4,981 1,245 26,520 6,862 2,923 5,357 14,690 5,307

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

20,050 5,061 5,049 4,844
14,949 5,578
11,725

20,864 4,497 4,483 4,831
14,846 5,562
11,529

19,543 5,261 5,006 5,427
15,732 6,463
10,721

19,284 3,347 4,934 5,557
14,808 6,469
10,975

19,727 3,909 4,829 5,041
14,172 5,832
11,167

19,320 3,182 4,923 4,939
13,864 5,814
10,717

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

9,126

9,157

9,400

9,324

8,991

8,988

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

190,750 100

191,187 102

189,600 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 5, 2020

188,605 102

185,476 98

187,154 100