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 7, 2021 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 3, 2021, up 4 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 33.6 million eggs during the week ending April 3, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.9 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 April 3, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through April 3, 2021 for the United States were 2.43 billion. Cumulative placements were down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.2 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 3, 2021, down 6 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.9 million chicks, down 3 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021 State February 27, 2021 March 6, 2021 March 13, 2021 Week ending March 20, 2021 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 34,061 1,209 34,974 5,732 34,020 1,209 35,113 5,824 33,704 1,209 34,827 5,931 33,599 1,210 35,066 5,829 March 27, 2021 (1,000 eggs) 33,091 1,209 34,602 5,729 United States ...... 241,283 240,015 238,712 238,280 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 7, 2021 238,324 April 3, 2021 (1,000 eggs) 33,587 1,209 34,878 5,733 240,346 Percent of previous year (percent) 99 103 99 98 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021 State February 27, 2021 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) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 24,322 1,325 27,430 4,136 United States ...... 186,730 187,365 182,186 188,206 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 7, 2021 187,674 April 3, 2021 (1,000 chicks) 24,153 1,288 25,854 5,716 187,528 Percent of previous year (percent) 94 96 97 116 98 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021 State February 27, 2021 March 6, 2021 Week ending March 13, 2021 March 20, 2021 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 33,704 23,506 5,042 1,209 34,827 7,852 3,441 7,944 16,750 9,450 33,599 24,044 4,947 1,210 35,066 7,962 3,265 7,914 16,244 9,232 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 25,706 8,113 6,457 5,732 18,927 6,423 13,055 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 25,737 6,961 6,364 5,829 18,139 6,470 13,048 Other States ........................................ 12,246 12,356 12,461 12,249 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 241,283 101 240,015 99 238,712 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 7, 2021 238,280 100 March 27, 2021 (1,000 eggs) 33,091 24,354 4,948 1,209 34,602 8,027 3,215 7,912 16,275 9,385 25,754 7,291 6,491 5,729 18,202 6,560 13,389 11,890 238,324 102 April 3, 2021 (1,000 eggs) 33,587 24,360 4,948 1,209 34,878 8,120 3,320 7,912 16,384 9,318 25,628 7,327 6,488 5,733 18,215 6,469 13,330 13,120 240,346 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021 State 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) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 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) 24,322 21,419 5,245 1,325 27,430 6,900 2,779 5,019 14,332 6,267 April 3, 2021 (1,000 chicks) 24,153 20,079 4,758 1,288 25,854 5,973 2,921 5,385 13,966 6,213 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 19,870 4,341 4,929 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 4,497 5,444 11,556 5,146 10,561 20,777 4,585 4,736 4,598 14,832 5,100 11,042 20,510 3,613 4,699 4,136 13,689 5,855 11,172 20,772 4,557 4,637 5,716 14,034 6,511 11,487 Other States ........................................ 8,120 9,166 8,853 9,266 8,962 9,224 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 186,730 98 187,365 98 182,186 96 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 7, 2021 188,206 98 187,674 98 187,528 98