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 17, 2021
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 7 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 13, 2021, up 7 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.7 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 33.4 million eggs during the week ending November 13, 2021, up 9 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.3 million eggs during the same week, up 8 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 4 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 182 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 13, 2021, up 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through November 13, 2021 for the United States were 8.34 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 22.9 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 13, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.4 million chicks, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
October 9, 2021
October 16, 2021
October 23, 2021
Week ending
October 30, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
33,084 1,194
32,892 5,669
31,180 1,194
32,947 5,823
31,803 1,194
33,848 5,859
33,001 1,194
34,814 5,475
November 6, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,010 1,194
33,721 5,190
United States ......
231,808
229,065
234,077
235,879
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 17, 2021
233,393
November 13, 2021
(1,000 eggs) 33,406 1,225 35,255 5,613
240,399
Percent of previous year
(percent) 109 101 108 100
107
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
October 9, 2021
October 16, 2021
October 23, 2021
Week ending
October 30, 2021
November 6, 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,574 1,311
25,236 5,515
22,520 1,302
26,435 4,770
21,780 1,257
26,165 4,916
23,335 1,335
24,540 4,758
22,669 1,340
23,902 5,268
United States ......
177,414
180,874
177,901
178,507
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 17, 2021
177,774
November 13, 2021
(1,000 chicks) 22,894 1,281 25,434 4,398
182,409
Percent of previous year
(percent) 99 96 99 96
104
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
October 9, 2021
October 16, 2021
Week ending
October 23, 2021
October 30, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
33,084 24,101
4,047 1,194 32,892 7,063 2,858 7,825 16,769 9,659
31,180 23,088
4,161 1,194 32,947 7,460 2,976 7,643 16,362 9,188
31,803 24,667
4,440 1,194 33,848 7,866 3,123 7,932 16,839 9,274
33,001 24,422
4,670 1,194 34,814 8,202 3,033 7,957 16,735 8,605
November 6, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,010 24,586
4,554 1,194 33,721 7,228 3,229 7,918 16,768 8,891
November 13, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,406 24,979
4,581 1,225 35,255 7,740 3,139 7,857 16,182 9,328
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
24,957 7,541 6,409 5,475
18,020 6,496
12,483
25,047 6,412 6,801 5,190
17,045 6,450
12,699
25,811 7,748 6,574 5,613
18,475 6,809
13,313
Other States ........................................
12,599
12,370
11,180
11,865
12,650
12,364
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
231,808 107
229,065 102
234,077 106
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 17, 2021
235,879 105
233,393 106
240,399 107
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
October 9, 2021
October 16, 2021
Week ending
October 23, 2021
October 30, 2021
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
(1,000 chicks)
22,574 20,072
3,487 1,311 25,236 5,681 2,676 5,074 13,445 5,185
(1,000 chicks)
22,520 20,897
4,683 1,302 26,435 6,104 2,711 5,250 14,034 7,040
(1,000 chicks)
21,780 20,726
4,634 1,257 26,165 5,750 2,414 4,839 12,775 6,714
(1,000 chicks)
23,335 20,760
4,903 1,335 24,540 5,640 2,422 4,683 13,745 6,325
November 6, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
22,669 18,735
4,852 1,340 23,902 5,316 2,506 4,997 13,634 6,295
November 13, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
22,894 21,303
4,828 1,281 25,434 5,748 2,663 5,514 14,060 6,539
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
18,438 4,513 4,884 5,515
12,843 6,231
10,937
19,481 3,772 4,674 4,770
13,814 5,565
9,386
18,840 3,678 4,693 4,916
13,676 5,639
10,609
18,537 3,563 4,755 4,758
13,537 5,485
10,790
18,768 5,259 4,750 5,268
13,613 5,243
11,486
19,111 4,438 4,628 4,398
14,127 4,973
12,274
Other States ........................................
9,312
8,436
8,796
9,394
9,141
8,196
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
177,414 98
180,874 102
177,901 98
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 17, 2021
178,507 104
177,774 99
182,409 104