Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 April 21

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 21, 2021

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 10 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 239 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 17, 2021, up 10 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.1 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 33.1 million eggs during the week ending April 17, 2021, up 6 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.7 million eggs during the same week, up 6 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 6 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 17, 2021, up 6 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through April 17, 2021 for the United States were 2.80 billion. Cumulative placements were down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 17, 2021, up 9 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.3 million chicks, down 4 percent from a year ago.

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

State

March 13, 2021

March 20, 2021

March 27, 2021

Week ending
April 3, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

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

33,587 1,209
34,878 5,733

April 10, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,914 1,209
34,504 5,514

United States ......

238,832

238,949

239,168

239,359

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 21, 2021

237,330

April 17, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,104 1,209
34,683 5,859
238,699

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 104 106 107
110

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

State

March 13, 2021

March 20, 2021

March 27, 2021

Week ending
April 3, 2021

April 10, 2021

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

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

23,783 1,362
26,271 5,387

25,008 1,351
27,262 4,560

24,322 1,325
27,427 4,115

24,151 1,288
25,851 5,654

24,098 1,310
26,333 5,263

United States ......

182,126

187,179

187,507

187,118

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 21, 2021

187,895

April 17, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,841 1,312
26,346 4,788
187,471

Percent of previous year
(percent)
109 98 96
119
106

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

State

March 13, 2021

March 20, 2021

Week ending

March 27, 2021

April 3, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

33,656 23,709
5,041 1,210 35,003 7,959 3,351 7,943 16,065 9,396

33,091 24,398
5,042 1,209 34,602 8,027 3,422 7,942 16,649 9,448

33,587 24,234
4,977 1,209 34,878 8,120 3,320 7,941 15,618 9,382

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

25,803 7,106 6,402 5,931
17,545 6,530
13,329

25,707 7,545 6,551 5,829
18,230 6,545
12,779

25,754 7,291 6,523 5,729
18,202 6,560
13,389

25,648 7,327 6,546 5,733
18,215 6,469
13,035

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

12,461

12,430

11,890

13,120

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

238,832 100

238,949 100

239,168 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 21, 2021

239,359 104

April 10, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,914 24,494
4,791 1,209 34,504 7,811 3,194 7,934 16,644 9,469
25,065 7,545 6,453 5,514
18,369 6,474
12,673
12,273
237,330 107

April 17, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,104 24,565
4,948 1,209 34,683 7,541 3,441 7,934 16,737 9,491
25,827 7,542 6,538 5,859
18,298 6,064
12,363
12,555
238,699 110

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

State

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)

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

23,783 21,026
5,257 1,362 26,271 6,806 1,883 5,421 14,248 6,461

25,008 20,974
5,028 1,351 27,262 5,888 2,800 5,214 13,986 5,099

24,322 22,077
5,241 1,325 27,427 6,900 2,779 5,032 14,249 5,580

24,151 20,700
4,577 1,288 25,851 5,973 2,921 5,634 13,918 5,471

April 10, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,098 21,799
4,883 1,310 26,333 6,593 2,875 5,548 13,349 5,177

April 17, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,841 22,162
5,145 1,312 26,346 6,092 2,891 5,246 13,835 5,267

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

20,244 3,354 4,494 5,387
11,556 5,146
10,572

20,614 4,429 4,740 4,560
14,691 5,528
11,019

20,393 3,613 4,651 4,115
13,689 5,954
11,172

20,741 4,557 4,616 5,654
14,034 6,513
11,271

20,654 4,574 4,764 5,263
14,517 6,138
10,492

20,869 4,463 4,817 4,788
14,646 5,692
10,984

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

8,855

8,988

8,988

9,248

9,528

9,075

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

182,126 96

187,179 98

187,507 98

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 21, 2021

187,118 98

187,895 100

187,471 106