Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 March 10

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.

March 10, 2021

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 1 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 238 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 6, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.7 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 33.6 million eggs during the week ending March 6, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.8 million eggs during the same week, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 2 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 6, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through March 6, 2021 for the United States were 1.68 billion. Cumulative placements were down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.2 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 6, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.5 million chicks, down 8 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021

State

January 30, 2021

February 6, 2021

February 13, 2021

Week ending
February 20, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

33,376 1,209
33,872 5,872

33,627 1,209
34,906 5,882

33,702 1,209
35,097 5,713

33,272 1,209
34,124 5,718

February 27, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,327 1,209
34,663 5,742

United States ......

233,342

235,980

236,758

230,677

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 10, 2021

238,559

March 6, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,607 1,209
34,812 5,837
238,270

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 100
99 100
99

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021

State

January 30, 2021

February 6, 2021

February 13, 2021

Week ending
February 20, 2021

February 27, 2021

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

24,239 1,374
26,050 5,408

24,691 1,382
24,873 5,202

23,479 1,304
25,045 5,789

23,604 1,370
26,528 5,184

23,892 1,354
26,867 5,211

United States ......

185,900

186,509

185,252

182,411

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 10, 2021

186,289

March 6, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,181 1,275
25,529 5,901
186,806

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 95 92 112
98

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021

State

January 30, 2021

February 6, 2021

Week ending

February 13, 2021

February 20, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

33,376 24,429
4,948 1,209 33,872 7,685 3,516 7,473 16,459 9,244

33,627 24,336
4,669 1,209 34,906 8,158 3,562 7,807 17,099 9,210

33,702 24,195
4,669 1,209 35,097 8,037 3,562 7,882 17,038 9,197

33,272 23,913
4,669 1,209 34,124 7,877 2,284 7,883 16,946 9,100

North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

23,920 6,944 5,755 5,872
17,904 6,313
13,457

24,306 7,468 6,179 5,882
17,517 6,300
13,249

24,728 7,279 6,090 5,713
17,356 6,458
12,853

24,802 6,595 5,960 5,718
15,261 6,303
13,131

Other States ........................................

10,966

10,496

11,693

11,630

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

233,342 97

235,980 99

236,758 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 10, 2021

230,677 97

February 27, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,327 24,194
4,669 1,209 34,663 8,063 3,485 7,913 16,936 8,960
25,239 7,499 6,139 5,742
18,927 6,423
13,035
12,136
238,559 100

March 6, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,607 24,084
4,669 1,209 34,812 8,050 3,562 7,838 17,160 9,316
25,660 7,156 6,067 5,837
17,176 6,500
13,126
12,441
238,270 99

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021

State

January 30, 2021

February 6, 2021

Week ending

February 13, 2021

February 20, 2021

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

24,239 22,305
4,225 1,374 26,050 6,587 2,575 5,673 14,495 5,925

24,691 21,542
4,138 1,382 24,873 5,497 2,980 6,487 13,644 5,352

23,479 21,691
5,515 1,304 25,045 6,628 3,019 5,545 13,870 5,125

23,604 21,877
4,234 1,370 26,528 5,596 1,632 5,914 13,777 5,410

February 27, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,892 21,927
3,958 1,354 26,867 5,365 2,358 6,252 14,430 5,665

March 6, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,181 22,845
3,868 1,275 25,529 5,613 3,041 6,606 14,401 6,117

North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

19,140 3,587 4,702 5,408
14,321 5,728
10,681

19,853 4,320 4,640 5,202
14,672 5,781
11,621

19,792 4,856 4,616 5,789
13,990 4,683
11,439

19,567 4,382 4,413 5,184
14,124 5,306
11,079

19,679 4,341 4,562 5,211
14,904 5,117
12,184

20,490 2,617 4,561 5,901
13,988 4,817
11,820

Other States ........................................

8,885

9,834

8,866

8,414

8,223

9,136

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

185,900 98

186,509 97

185,252 98

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 10, 2021

182,411 95

186,289 98

186,806 98