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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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