Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 June 16

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.

June 16, 2021

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 241 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 12, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.0 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 June 12, 2021, down slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.0 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 1 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 12, 2021, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through June 12, 2021 for the United States were 4.30 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 22.5 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 12, 2021, down 6 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.9 million chicks, down 1 percent from a year ago.

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

State

May 8, 2021

May 15, 2021

May 22, 2021

Week ending
May 29, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

33,506 1,209
34,701 5,801

33,456 1,209
34,194 5,921

32,732 1,209
34,985 5,885

33,097 1,209
34,035 5,824

June 5, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,012 1,202
34,812 5,842

United States ......

240,544

239,230

240,107

239,755

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 16, 2021

241,039

June 12, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,793 1,202
34,999 5,829
240,556

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 101 101 101
102

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

State

May 8, 2021

May 15, 2021

May 22, 2021

Week ending
May 29, 2021

June 5, 2021

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

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

23,809 1,241
26,459 4,688

24,155 1,357
26,500 4,893

23,553 1,327
25,388 5,723

22,829 1,241
26,863 5,219

23,350 1,276
26,054 4,555

United States ......

187,948

187,754

187,760

188,124

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 16, 2021

186,912

June 12, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
22,483 1,276
26,879 4,866
187,786

Percent of previous year
(percent)
94 96 99 100
101

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

State

May 8, 2021

May 15, 2021

Week ending

May 22, 2021

May 29, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

33,506 24,710
4,791 1,209 34,701 8,029 3,351 7,942 16,349 9,551

33,456 24,461
4,699 1,209 34,194 7,986 3,351 7,928 16,404 9,499

32,732 24,695
4,820 1,209 34,985 8,088 3,351 7,939 16,495 9,595

33,097 24,805
5,040 1,209 34,035 7,954 3,351 7,940 17,098 9,617

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

25,393 7,875 6,451 5,801
18,645 6,561
12,993

25,267 8,082 6,547 5,921
18,582 6,386
12,752

25,476 8,068 6,546 5,885
18,411 6,558
13,010

25,287 7,869 6,566 5,824
18,158 6,558
12,682

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

12,686

12,506

12,244

12,665

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

240,544 107

239,230 105

240,107 105

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 16, 2021

239,755 102

June 5, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,012 24,684
5,004 1,202 34,812 7,970 3,288 7,942 17,029 9,625
25,373 7,936 6,591 5,842
18,229 6,559
13,245
12,696
241,039 102

June 12, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,793 24,828
4,997 1,202 34,999 7,954 3,319 7,940 17,182 9,610
25,120 7,959 6,481 5,829
18,290 6,558
12,962
12,533
240,556 102

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

State

May 8, 2021

May 15, 2021

Week ending

May 22, 2021

May 29, 2021

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

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

23,809 22,069
3,942 1,241 26,459 5,242 2,936 6,323 14,163 6,881

24,155 21,456
4,178 1,357 26,500 6,453 2,757 6,429 13,783 6,890

23,553 21,585
4,704 1,327 25,388 5,720 3,081 5,589 13,934 6,565

22,829 21,961
4,404 1,241 26,863 5,757 2,859 6,222 13,494 5,854

June 5, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,350 21,545
4,800 1,276 26,054 6,280 2,879 5,320 13,332 6,348

June 12, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
22,483 22,156
5,323 1,276 26,879 6,056 2,851 4,962 13,638 5,928

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

20,485 3,379 4,797 4,688
14,547 5,723
11,403

19,935 3,779 5,001 4,893
15,347 5,311
9,993

19,782 4,339 4,832 5,723
15,026 5,591
11,191

20,641 4,942 4,838 5,219
14,886 5,088
11,233

20,148 4,499 5,009 4,555
15,003 5,684
11,392

20,402 4,555 4,792 4,866
15,019 6,059
11,435

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

9,861

9,537

9,830

9,793

9,438

9,106

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

187,948 114

187,754 106

187,760 108

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 16, 2021

188,124 104

186,912 101

187,786 101