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.
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