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 2, 2020 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 230 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 29, 2020, down 1 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 32.8 million eggs during the week ending August 29, 2020, down 2 percent 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 29, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through August 29, 2020 for the United States were 6.51 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.4 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 29, 2020, up slightly from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.5 million chicks, down 3 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020 State July 25, 2020 August 1, 2020 August 8, 2020 Week ending August 15, 2020 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 32,966 1,163 33,983 5,312 32,771 1,163 34,071 5,583 32,813 1,162 33,647 5,726 32,911 1,163 33,848 5,719 August 22, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 33,136 1,163 34,159 5,791 United States ...... 228,413 231,563 230,378 231,422 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 2, 2020 231,930 August 29, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 32,842 1,163 34,275 5,725 229,938 Percent of previous year (percent) 98 101 97 98 99 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020 State July 25, 2020 August 1, 2020 August 8, 2020 Week ending August 15, 2020 August 22, 2020 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 23,524 1,260 26,519 5,041 24,396 1,251 26,748 4,940 22,789 1,326 27,167 4,754 24,631 1,339 26,208 4,653 23,485 1,203 27,127 5,584 United States ...... 185,482 186,939 182,966 183,889 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 2, 2020 185,839 August 29, 2020 (1,000 chicks) 24,423 1,316 26,513 4,274 186,080 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 99 97 80 99 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2020 State July 25, 2020 August 1, 2020 Week ending August 8, 2020 August 15, 2020 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 32,966 22,755 4,547 1,163 33,983 7,767 3,364 8,018 16,932 8,886 32,771 23,431 4,548 1,163 34,071 7,657 3,319 8,092 16,764 8,937 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 33,848 7,754 3,185 8,135 17,218 8,853 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 6,966 6,515 5,726 17,354 6,082 12,571 24,667 7,084 6,401 5,719 17,315 6,216 11,910 Other States ........................................ 10,721 10,813 10,872 10,729 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 228,413 98 231,563 99 230,378 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 2, 2020 231,422 99 August 22, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 33,136 23,251 4,826 1,163 34,159 7,725 3,272 8,122 16,752 8,857 24,058 6,928 6,411 5,791 17,502 6,218 12,815 10,944 231,930 100 August 29, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 32,842 23,075 4,826 1,163 34,275 6,838 3,319 8,131 16,473 8,888 23,996 7,279 6,387 5,725 16,794 6,161 12,605 11,161 229,938 99 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2020 State 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) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 23,524 20,956 4,901 1,260 26,519 5,720 2,913 5,292 15,029 5,640 24,396 22,846 4,981 1,251 26,748 6,863 2,922 5,357 14,614 5,321 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 6,319 2,791 5,293 14,283 6,673 August 22, 2020 (1,000 chicks) 23,485 21,267 4,395 1,203 27,127 5,799 2,921 5,470 14,245 6,018 August 29, 2020 (1,000 chicks) 24,423 21,441 4,350 1,316 26,513 5,375 2,744 6,018 14,369 6,432 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 19,728 3,909 4,829 5,041 14,172 5,833 11,172 19,287 3,180 4,924 4,940 13,823 5,816 10,672 19,584 3,149 4,897 4,754 13,819 6,002 9,097 19,410 2,850 4,810 4,653 13,893 5,283 10,686 19,851 4,440 4,941 5,584 14,268 5,589 10,641 20,290 3,754 4,962 4,274 14,559 6,082 10,370 Other States ........................................ 9,044 8,998 9,462 8,386 8,595 8,808 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 185,482 98 186,939 99 182,966 97 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 2, 2020 183,889 97 185,839 98 186,080 99