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.
November 10, 2021
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 7 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 234 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 6, 2021, up 7 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.4 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 33.0 million eggs during the week ending November 6, 2021, up 13 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.5 million eggs during the same week, up 4 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 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 6, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through November 6, 2021 for the United States were 8.16 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 22.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 6, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 24.1 million chicks, down 7 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
October 2, 2021
October 9, 2021
October 16, 2021
Week ending
October 23, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
31,759 1,198
34,241 5,818
33,084 1,194
32,892 5,669
31,180 1,194
32,947 5,823
31,803 1,194
33,382 5,859
October 30, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,001 1,194
34,814 5,475
United States ......
230,316
231,866
228,993
233,556
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 10, 2021
236,672
November 6, 2021
(1,000 eggs) 33,010 1,194 34,456 5,546
234,482
Percent of previous year
(percent) 113 99 104 118
107
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
October 2, 2021
October 9, 2021
October 16, 2021
Week ending
October 23, 2021
October 30, 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
24,062 1,302
26,436 4,650
22,573 1,311
25,236 5,503
22,520 1,301
26,435 4,751
21,780 1,256
26,164 4,896
23,335 1,335
24,540 4,725
United States ......
179,347
177,489
180,892
177,987
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 10, 2021
178,527
November 6, 2021
(1,000 chicks) 22,680 1,332 24,071 5,218
177,955
Percent of previous year
(percent) 98
107 93
102
99
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
October 2, 2021
October 9, 2021
Week ending
October 16, 2021
October 23, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
31,759 24,678
4,055 1,198 34,241 7,905 2,880 7,915 15,747 9,224
33,084 24,101
4,047 1,194 32,892 7,063 2,858 7,744 16,769 9,659
31,180 23,088
4,161 1,194 32,947 7,460 2,976 7,590 16,362 9,188
31,803 24,667
4,440 1,194 33,382 7,866 3,123 7,807 16,839 9,274
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
23,118 7,125 6,583 5,818
17,084 6,468
12,780
23,583 7,382 6,578 5,669
17,453 6,591
12,461
23,728 7,316 6,569 5,823
17,734 6,710
12,616
24,530 7,734 6,431 5,859
18,159 6,726
12,472
Other States ........................................
11,738
12,738
12,351
11,250
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
230,316 102
231,866 107
228,993 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 10, 2021
233,556 106
October 30, 2021
(1,000 eggs) 33,001 24,422 4,670 1,194 34,814 8,202 3,033 7,856 16,735 8,605
24,957 7,541 6,506 5,475
18,020 6,496
13,127
12,018
236,672 106
November 6, 2021
(1,000 eggs) 33,010 24,586 4,554 1,194 34,456 7,228 3,229 7,869 16,768 8,891
25,047 6,787 6,535 5,546
17,045 6,450
12,561
12,726
234,482 107
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
October 2, 2021
October 9, 2021
Week ending
October 16, 2021
October 23, 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
24,062 18,924
3,681 1,302 26,436 5,964 2,060 5,335 13,604 6,793
22,573 20,072
3,847 1,311 25,236 5,681 2,676 4,796 13,445 5,189
22,520 20,896
4,522 1,301 26,435 6,104 2,711 5,405 14,034 7,044
21,780 20,726
4,411 1,256 26,164 5,750 2,414 5,061 12,775 6,718
October 30, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,335 20,760
4,657 1,335 24,540 5,640 2,422 4,961 13,745 6,329
November 6, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
22,680 18,776
4,761 1,332 24,071 5,316 2,506 5,061 13,634 6,300
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
18,032 3,629 4,814 4,650
14,371 6,388
10,051
18,438 4,512 4,884 5,503
12,842 6,248
10,937
19,481 3,772 4,674 4,751
13,813 5,568
9,388
18,840 3,678 4,693 4,896
13,677 5,643
10,610
18,537 3,563 4,756 4,725
13,536 5,400
10,790
18,719 5,258 4,761 5,218
13,613 5,250
11,508
Other States ........................................
9,251
9,299
8,473
8,895
9,496
9,191
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
179,347 99
177,489 98
180,892 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 10, 2021
177,987 98
178,527 104
177,955 99