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.
October 20, 2021
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 228 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 16, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.2 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 30.3 million eggs during the week ending October 16, 2021, down 5 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 33.8 million eggs during the same week, up 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 181 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 16, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through October 16, 2021 for the United States were 7.62 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 22.6 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 16, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.4 million chicks, up 4 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
September 11, September 18, September 25,
2021
2021
2021
Week ending
October 2, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
33,252 1,186
34,724 5,753
32,713 1,186
33,863 5,892
32,012 1,186
34,103 5,847
31,759 1,198
34,241 5,818
October 9, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,292 1,194
32,855 5,663
United States ......
230,803
228,622
234,218
230,329
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 20, 2021
230,366
October 16, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
30,262 1,194
33,834 5,823
228,128
Percent of previous year
(percent)
95 99 103 108
102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
September 11, September 18, September 25,
2021
2021
2021
Week ending
October 2, 2021
October 9, 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
23,457 1,178
25,739 5,138
23,650 1,250
26,322 4,949
24,216 1,284
26,174 3,794
24,062 1,302
26,436 4,650
22,578 1,311
25,236 5,496
United States ......
185,512
182,686
180,690
179,366
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 20, 2021
177,359
October 16, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
22,607 1,301
26,435 4,804
180,606
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 106 104
93
102
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
September 11, 2021
September 18, 2021
Week ending
September 25, 2021
October 2, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
33,252 22,738
3,873 1,186 34,724 7,060 2,780 7,764 16,676 9,503
32,713 22,908
3,952 1,186 33,863 7,568 3,093 7,583 16,248 8,728
32,012 24,842
4,053 1,186 34,103 7,543 3,108 7,915 17,224 9,510
31,759 24,678
4,055 1,198 34,241 7,905 2,880 7,915 15,747 9,224
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
22,544 6,572 6,709 5,753
18,043 6,780
12,503
23,475 7,342 6,771 5,892
16,411 6,559
11,735
24,744 7,700 6,450 5,847
17,375 6,674
12,692
23,118 7,125 6,596 5,818
17,084 6,468
12,780
Other States ........................................
12,343
12,595
11,240
11,738
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
230,803 103
228,622 101
234,218 106
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 20, 2021
230,329 102
October 9, 2021
(1,000 eggs) 32,292 24,101 4,047 1,194 32,855 7,018 2,858 7,744 16,769 9,659
23,583 7,382 6,560 5,663
16,885 6,591
12,427
12,738
230,366 107
October 16, 2021
(1,000 eggs) 30,262 23,126 4,161 1,194 33,834 7,460 2,976 7,590 16,362 9,188
23,223 7,316 6,593 5,823
17,734 6,710
12,225
12,351
228,128 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
September 11, 2021
September 18, 2021
Week ending
September 25, 2021
October 2, 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
23,457 20,564
5,349 1,178 25,739 6,263 2,816 4,327 14,217 6,024
23,650 20,238
3,750 1,250 26,322 5,960 2,801 5,809 13,660 6,308
24,216 20,700
4,809 1,284 26,174 5,374 2,705 4,736 13,430 6,360
24,062 18,924
3,681 1,302 26,436 5,967 2,060 5,335 13,604 6,793
October 9, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
22,578 20,113
3,847 1,311 25,236 5,681 2,676 4,796 13,445 5,173
October 16, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
22,607 20,995
4,407 1,301 26,435 6,138 2,711 5,156 14,034 7,186
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,987 4,690 4,901 5,138
14,331 6,004
11,325
18,752 4,448 4,797 4,949
13,929 6,051
11,063
18,821 3,902 4,938 3,794
13,663 5,475
11,259
18,032 3,629 4,814 4,650
14,371 6,388
10,067
18,438 4,362 4,883 5,496
12,842 6,248
10,937
19,561 3,398 4,668 4,804
13,813 5,975
9,272
Other States ........................................
9,202
8,949
9,050
9,251
9,297
8,145
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
185,512 99
182,686 98
180,690 97
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 20, 2021
179,366 99
177,359 98
180,606 102