Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 April 14

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.

April 14, 2021

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 7 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 10, 2021, up 7 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.3 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 32.8 million eggs during the week ending April 10, 2021, up 4 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.6 million eggs during the same week, up 5 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up Slightly

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 10, 2021, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through April 10, 2021 for the United States were 2.61 billion. Cumulative placements were down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.1 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 10, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.4 million chicks, up slightly from a year ago.

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

State

March 6, 2021

March 13, 2021

March 20, 2021

Week ending
March 27, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

33,704 1,209
34,827 5,931

33,656 1,210
35,003 5,829

33,091 1,209
34,602 5,729

April 3, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,587 1,209
34,878 5,733

United States ......

240,015

238,712

238,683

238,542

240,086

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, Broiler Hatchery April 14, 2021

April 10, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,782 1,209
34,577 5,514
237,280

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 107 105 107
107

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

State

March 6, 2021

March 13, 2021

March 20, 2021

Week ending
March 27, 2021

April 3, 2021

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

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

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

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

25,008 1,351
27,265 4,651

24,322 1,325
27,430 4,136

24,153 1,288
25,854 5,716

United States ......

187,365

182,186

187,376

187,607

187,286

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, Broiler Hatchery April 14, 2021

April 10, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,113 1,310
26,379 5,263
187,518

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 100
93
100

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

State

March 6, 2021

March 13, 2021

Week ending

March 20, 2021

March 27, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

33,704 23,506
5,042 1,209 34,827 7,852 3,441 7,944 16,750 9,450

33,656 23,709
4,947 1,210 35,003 7,959 3,351 7,914 16,065 9,396

33,091 24,535
4,948 1,209 34,602 8,027 3,215 7,912 16,275 9,448

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

25,989 7,348 6,318 5,824
17,207 6,500
12,944

25,803 7,106 6,282 5,931
17,545 6,530
13,329

25,738 7,545 6,377 5,829
18,230 6,545
12,779

25,754 7,291 6,465 5,729
18,202 6,560
13,389

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

12,356

12,461

12,430

11,890

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

240,015 99

238,712 100

238,683 100

238,542 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, Broiler Hatchery April 14, 2021

April 3, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,587 24,358
4,948 1,209 34,878 8,120 3,320 7,912 16,384 9,382
25,648 7,327 6,441 5,733
18,215 6,469
13,035
13,120
240,086 104

April 10, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,782 24,343
4,948 1,209 34,577 7,944 3,194 7,904 16,503 9,361
25,189 7,455 6,396 5,514
18,361 6,398
12,951
12,251
237,280 107

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

State

March 6, 2021

March 13, 2021

Week ending

March 20, 2021

March 27, 2021

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

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

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

25,008 20,975
5,028 1,351 27,265 5,888 2,800 5,214 13,986 5,027

24,322 22,140
5,245 1,325 27,430 6,900 2,779 5,019 14,332 5,519

April 3, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,153 20,814
4,758 1,288 25,854 5,973 2,921 5,385 13,966 5,471

April 10, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,113 21,840
5,430 1,310 26,379 6,288 2,875 4,883 13,327 5,116

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

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

20,244 3,354 4,497 5,444
11,556 5,146
10,561

20,704 4,500 4,758 4,651
14,691 5,528
11,019

20,510 3,613 4,659 4,136
13,689 5,855
11,172

20,768 4,557 4,622 5,716
14,034 6,511
11,271

20,761 4,362 4,702 5,263
14,578 6,061
10,892

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

9,166

8,853

8,983

8,962

9,224

9,338

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

187,365 98

182,186 96

187,376 98

187,607 98

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, Broiler Hatchery April 14, 2021

187,286 98

187,518 100