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.
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