Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 March 31

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 31, 2021

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down Slightly

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 239 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 27, 2021, down slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.9 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 27, 2021, down 2 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 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 27, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through March 27, 2021 for the United States were 2.24 billion. Cumulative placements were down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.5 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 27, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.4 million chicks, down 3 percent from a year ago.

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

State

February 20, 2021

February 27, 2021

March 6, 2021

Week ending
March 13, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

34,061 1,209
34,974 5,732

34,020 1,209
35,113 5,824

33,678 1,209
34,827 5,931

March 20, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,599 1,210
35,066 5,829

United States ......

230,916

241,197

240,019

238,768

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 31, 2021

238,269

March 27, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,238 1,209
34,811 5,700
238,557

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 101
99 98
100

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

State

February 20, 2021

February 27, 2021

March 6, 2021

Week ending
March 13, 2021

March 20, 2021

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

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

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

23,937 1,354
26,892 5,211

24,038 1,278
25,481 5,910

23,783 1,362
26,282 5,444

25,085 1,351
27,355 4,598

United States ......

182,810

186,777

187,365

182,242

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 31, 2021

188,171

March 27, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,477 1,325
27,403 4,148
187,629

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 100
97 93
98

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

State

February 20, 2021

February 27, 2021

Week ending

March 6, 2021

March 13, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

34,061 24,152
4,762 1,209 34,974 8,063 3,485 7,942 16,962 9,014

34,020 24,115
5,042 1,209 35,113 8,050 3,562 7,942 17,160 9,316

33,678 23,506
5,042 1,209 34,827 7,852 3,441 7,944 16,750 9,450

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

24,993 6,595 6,228 5,718
14,171 6,303
13,131

25,706 8,113 6,371 5,732
18,927 6,423
13,055

25,989 7,348 6,322 5,824
17,207 6,500
12,944

25,803 7,106 6,364 5,931
17,545 6,530
13,329

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

11,630

12,246

12,356

12,461

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

230,916 97

241,197 101

240,019 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 31, 2021

238,768 100

March 20, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,599 24,044
4,947 1,210 35,066 7,962 3,265 7,914 16,244 9,232
25,737 6,961 6,353 5,829
18,139 6,470
13,048
12,249
238,269 99

March 27, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,238 24,354
4,948 1,209 34,811 8,027 3,215 7,912 16,275 9,385
25,664 7,520 6,491 5,700
18,202 6,560
13,189
11,857
238,557 100

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

State

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)

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

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

23,937 21,876
3,958 1,354 26,892 5,365 2,358 6,207 14,387 5,665

24,038 23,057
5,578 1,278 25,481 5,963 3,041 4,666 14,345 6,209

23,783 21,028
5,257 1,362 26,282 6,806 1,883 5,421 14,248 6,461

March 20, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
25,085 20,453
5,028 1,351 27,355 5,690 2,800 5,664 13,902 5,942

March 27, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,477 21,807
5,320 1,325 27,403 6,442 2,779 4,875 14,279 5,942

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

19,993 4,382 4,388 5,184
14,124 6,028
11,079

19,870 4,341 4,976 5,211
14,959 5,117
12,184

20,664 2,423 4,714 5,910
14,091 5,289
11,452

20,244 3,354 4,553 5,444
11,556 5,146
10,561

20,777 4,585 4,701 4,598
14,832 5,100
11,042

20,545 3,480 4,699 4,148
13,759 5,934
11,194

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

8,414

8,120

9,166

8,853

9,266

9,221

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

182,810 95

186,777 98

187,365 98

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 31, 2021

182,242 97

188,171 98

187,629 98