- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Broiler hatchery news release / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Title:
- Broiler hatchery news release, 2020 September 16
- Creator:
- United States. Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Region
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
Florida. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Alabama. Department of Agriculture and Industries
South Carolina. Department of Agriculture - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : United States. Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Region
- Date of Original:
- 2020-09-16
- Subject:
- Chickens--Hatcheries--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Broilers (Chickens)--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Poultry industry--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
tables (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with: August 28, 2013.
Effective March 12, 2014, name of issuing body appears as Southern Regional Field Office.
August 28, 2013; title from caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed January 19, 2018).
January 17, 2018 (received via e-mail on January 18, 2018 from Georgia Department of Agriculture); (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed November 22, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 H2 2020/9-16
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2020-s9-h16-belec-p-btext
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2020-s9-h16-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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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.
September 16, 2020
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 226 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 12, 2020, up 2 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 32.3 million eggs during the week ending September 12, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 33.9 million eggs during the same week, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 12, 2020, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through September 12, 2020 for the United States were 6.88 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.3 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 12, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.2 million chicks, down 4 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
August 8, 2020
August 15, 2020
August 22, 2020
Week ending
August 29, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
32,813 1,162
33,647 5,726
32,911 1,163
33,918 5,719
32,919 1,163
34,131 5,791
32,842 1,163
34,275 5,725
September 5, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,192 1,163
33,556 5,825
September 12, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,288 1,163
33,933 5,724
United States ......
230,439
231,172
231,187
229,516
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 16, 2020
225,865
226,399
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 101
99 103
102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
August 8, 2020
August 15, 2020
August 22, 2020
Week ending
August 29, 2020
September 5, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,789 1,326
27,167 4,754
24,631 1,339
26,208 4,644
23,485 1,202
27,126 5,628
24,424 1,315
26,523 4,346
23,980 1,310
27,377 4,354
September 12, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,268 1,304
26,173 5,676
United States ......
183,010
183,854
185,808
185,421
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 16, 2020
186,430
186,212
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 112
96 101
100
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020
State
August 8, 2020
August 15, 2020
Week ending
August 22, 2020
August 29, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
32,813 23,326
4,825 1,162 33,647 6,726 3,319 8,140 16,863 8,857
32,911 23,489
4,825 1,163 33,918 7,504 3,185 8,135 17,218 8,853
32,919 23,251
4,797 1,163 34,131 7,488 3,272 8,122 16,752 8,857
32,842 23,075
4,082 1,163 34,275 6,838 3,319 8,131 16,473 8,888
September 5, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,192 23,197
4,797 1,163 33,556 7,521 3,319 8,145 15,835 8,851
September 12, 2020
(1,000 eggs)
32,288 22,189
4,826 1,163 33,933 6,467 3,160 7,111 16,694 8,825
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
24,675 6,966 6,515 5,726
17,354 6,082
12,571
24,667 7,084 6,401 5,719
17,315 6,216
11,937
23,982 6,928 6,411 5,791
17,502 6,218
12,790
23,963 7,279 6,387 5,725
16,794 6,161
12,974
22,574 6,747 6,360 5,825
16,100 6,005
12,405
23,232 7,242 6,405 5,724
16,820 6,021
12,959
Other States ........................................
10,872
10,632
10,813
11,147
11,273
11,340
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
230,439 99
231,172 99
231,187 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 16, 2020
229,516 99
225,865 100
226,399 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020
State
August 8, 2020
August 15, 2020
Week ending
August 22, 2020
August 29, 2020
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,789 20,569
4,999 1,326 27,167 6,696 2,717 4,959 13,538 7,442
24,631 21,635
4,746 1,339 26,208 6,321 2,791 5,294 14,283 6,675
23,485 21,267
4,228 1,202 27,126 5,801 2,920 5,862 14,245 6,019
24,424 21,148
4,443 1,315 26,523 5,376 2,744 5,500 14,369 6,433
September 5, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
23,980 21,113
4,407 1,310 27,377 5,758 2,829 6,581 14,566 5,874
September 12, 2020
(1,000 chicks)
24,268 21,235
4,813 1,304 26,173 5,873 2,722 5,378 14,221 5,733
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,628 3,149 4,897 4,754
13,819 6,002
9,097
19,419 2,849 4,810 4,644
13,892 5,283
10,687
19,905 4,440 4,941 5,628
14,266 5,436
10,642
20,360 4,028 4,962 4,346
14,540 5,883
10,397
20,008 4,840 4,886 4,354
14,465 5,205
10,345
19,491 4,896 4,855 5,676
14,469 5,862
10,891
Other States ........................................
9,462
8,347
8,395
8,630
8,532
8,352
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
183,010 97
183,854 97
185,808 98
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 16, 2020
185,421 99
186,430 99
186,212 100