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 6, 2021
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 230 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 2, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.6 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 31.8 million eggs during the week ending October 2, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.2 million eggs during the same week, up 1 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 180 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 2, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through October 2, 2021 for the United States were 7.27 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.1 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 2, 2021, up 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.4 million chicks, up 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
August 28, 2021
September 4, 2021
September 11, 2021
Week ending
September 18, 2021
September 25, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
33,513 1,186
34,831 5,610
33,682 1,186
34,680 5,738
33,252 1,186
34,724 5,753
32,713 1,186
33,863 5,892
32,912 1,186
33,879 4,789
United States ......
235,042
234,941
231,428
229,368
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 6, 2021
233,725
October 2, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
31,759 1,198
34,241 5,818
230,376
Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 103 101 103
102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
August 28, 2021
September 4, 2021
September 11, 2021
Week ending
September 18, 2021
September 25, 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
23,488 860
27,527 5,026
23,518 1,282
27,181 4,896
23,456 1,170
25,739 5,153
23,650 1,250
26,322 5,050
24,216 1,285
26,174 3,882
United States ......
185,823
184,703
185,362
182,766
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery , October 6, 2021
181,048
October 2, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,090 1,303
26,436 4,656
179,818
Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 102 103
99
99
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
August 28, 2021
September 4, 2021
Week ending
September 11, September 18,
2021
2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
33,513 24,524
3,921 1,186 34,831 7,284 3,230 7,937 16,788 9,548
33,682 24,384
3,957 1,186 34,680 7,534 3,169 7,665 16,191 9,508
33,252 22,738
3,967 1,186 34,724 7,060 2,780 7,794 16,676 9,503
32,713 22,908
3,952 1,186 33,863 7,568 3,093 7,792 16,248 8,728
September 25, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,912 24,842
3,960 1,186 33,879 7,543 3,108 7,889 17,224 9,510
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
24,316 6,966 6,560 5,610
17,286 6,762
12,786
24,015 7,501 6,726 5,738
17,199 6,752
12,819
22,918 6,572 6,709 5,753
18,043 6,780
12,503
23,932 7,342 6,771 5,892
16,411 6,559
11,735
24,654 7,700 6,497 4,789
17,375 6,674
12,692
Other States ........................................
11,994
12,235
12,470
12,675
11,291
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
235,042 101
234,941 101
231,428 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 6, 2021
229,368 102
233,725 106
October 2, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
31,759 24,678
3,951 1,198 34,241 7,905 2,880 7,877 15,847 9,224
23,699 7,125 6,730 5,818
17,084 6,468
12,241
11,651
230,376 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
August 28, 2021
September 4, 2021
Week ending
September 11, September 18,
2021
2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
23,488 21,409
5,425 860
27,527 5,508 2,664 4,473
14,114 7,208
23,518 21,387
4,142 1,282 27,181 5,298 2,804 5,902 14,116 6,428
23,456 20,564
5,810 1,170 25,739 6,263 2,816 4,086 14,218 6,022
23,650 20,237
4,187 1,250 26,322 5,960 2,801 5,435 13,660 6,308
September 25, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,216 20,700
5,473 1,285 26,174 5,374 2,705 4,107 13,430 6,359
October 2, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,090 18,322
4,710 1,303 26,436 5,372 2,061 4,855 13,631 6,790
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,604 3,124 4,753 5,026
13,865 6,238
10,770
19,307 3,566 4,949 4,896
14,314 5,318
10,863
19,995 4,690 4,901 5,153
14,331 5,747
11,326
18,832 4,448 4,797 5,050
13,930 5,869
11,063
19,113 3,903 4,934 3,882
13,665 5,532
11,260
18,429 4,264 4,826 4,656
14,374 5,779
10,781
Other States ........................................
9,767
9,432
9,075
8,967
8,936
9,139
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
185,823 100
184,703 99
185,362 99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 6, 2021
182,766 98
181,048 97
179,818 99