Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 March 24

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 24, 2021

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 2 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 20, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.9 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 33.2 million eggs during the week ending March 20, 2021, down 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.7 million eggs during the same week, down slightly from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 2 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 20, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through March 20, 2021 for the United States were 2.05 billion. Cumulative placements were down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.6 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 20, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.5 million chicks, up 2 percent from a year ago.

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

State

February 13, 2021

February 20, 2021

February 27, 2021

Week ending
March 6, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

33,308 1,209
34,634 5,718

33,416 1,209
34,704 5,807

33,607 1,209
34,812 5,873

March 13, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,438 1,209
34,592 5,795

United States ......

237,616

230,915

237,048

237,716

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 24, 2021

238,022

March 20, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,161 1,210
34,737 5,818
236,947

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 100 100 101
98

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

State

February 13, 2021

February 20, 2021

February 27, 2021

Week ending
March 6, 2021

March 13, 2021

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

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

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

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

23,864 1,354
26,818 5,211

23,981 1,278
25,529 5,910

23,622 1,362
26,335 5,432

United States ......

185,677

182,865

186,947

187,426

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 24, 2021

182,287

March 20, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,628 1,351
27,487 4,598
188,269

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 109 102
87
98

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

State

February 13, 2021

February 20, 2021

Week ending

February 27, 2021

March 6, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

33,702 24,195
4,948 1,209 35,097 8,037 3,562 7,911 17,038 9,197

33,308 23,913
4,948 1,209 34,634 7,877 2,284 7,912 16,946 9,116

33,416 24,194
4,762 1,209 34,704 8,063 3,485 7,942 16,936 9,014

33,607 24,084
5,042 1,209 34,812 8,050 3,562 7,942 17,160 9,316

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

25,056 7,279 6,312 5,713
17,356 6,458
12,853

24,992 6,595 6,228 5,718
14,171 6,303
13,131

25,005 7,582 6,371 5,807
16,927 6,423
13,039

25,089 7,156 6,322 5,873
17,176 6,500
12,493

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

11,693

11,630

12,169

12,323

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

237,616 99

230,915 97

237,048 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 24, 2021

237,716 99

March 13, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,438 24,092
4,948 1,209 34,592 7,852 3,441 7,944 16,877 9,450
25,103 7,168 6,364 5,795
17,545 6,530
13,312
12,362
238,022 100

March 20, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,161 24,265
4,947 1,210 34,737 7,962 3,265 7,914 16,920 9,232
25,037 6,693 6,353 5,818
17,639 6,470
13,045
12,279
236,947 98

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

State

February 13, 2021

February 20, 2021

Week ending

February 27, 2021

March 6, 2021

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

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

23,479 21,691
5,320 1,304 25,045 6,628 3,019 5,731 13,870 5,125

23,604 21,877
4,050 1,370 26,528 5,596 1,632 5,374 13,777 5,410

23,864 21,927
3,958 1,354 26,818 5,365 2,358 6,241 14,430 5,665

23,981 22,948
5,578 1,278 25,529 5,963 3,041 4,672 14,402 6,209

March 13, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,622 20,973
4,848 1,362 26,335 6,806 1,883 5,791 14,273 6,461

March 20, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,628 20,503
5,028 1,351 27,487 5,690 2,800 5,648 13,980 5,942

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

19,810 4,856 5,058 5,789
13,990 4,633
11,439

20,048 4,382 4,388 5,184
14,124 6,028
11,079

20,015 4,341 4,976 5,211
14,904 5,117
12,184

20,689 2,423 4,714 5,910
13,993 5,289
11,452

20,279 3,354 4,553 5,432
11,552 5,199
10,561

20,892 4,585 4,701 4,598
14,749 5,100
11,123

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

8,890

8,414

8,219

9,355

9,003

9,464

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

185,677 98

182,865 95

186,947 98

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 24, 2021

187,426 98

182,287 97

188,269 98