Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 June 30

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 30, 2021

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

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

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 239 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 26, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.2 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 33.0 million eggs during the week ending June 26, 2021, down slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.2 million eggs during the same week, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down Slightly

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 26, 2021, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through June 26, 2021 for the United States were 4.68 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.3 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 26, 2021, down 5 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.2 million chicks, down 2 percent from a year ago.

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

State

May 22, 2021

May 29, 2021

June 5, 2021

Week ending
June 12, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

32,732 1,209
34,985 5,980

33,213 1,209
34,035 5,824

33,012 1,202
34,812 5,842

32,756 1,187
34,807 5,924

June 19, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,889 1,186
34,452 5,945

United States ......

240,138

240,260

241,112

239,883

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 30, 2021

238,086

June 26, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,001 1,186
34,176 5,758
238,744

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 99 99 99
102

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

State

May 22, 2021

May 29, 2021

June 5, 2021

Week ending
June 12, 2021

June 19, 2021

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

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

23,552 1,334
25,388 5,812

22,828 1,241
26,863 5,262

23,275 1,276
26,054 4,555

23,308 1,302
27,118 4,765

24,462 1,266
25,393 5,118

United States ......

187,848

188,131

186,852

187,983

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 30, 2021

187,992

June 26, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,325 1,245
27,202 5,349
188,950

Percent of previous year
(percent)
95 101
98 111
100

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

State

May 22, 2021

May 29, 2021

Week ending

June 5, 2021

June 12, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

33,213 24,805
5,040 1,209 34,035 7,954 3,351 7,940 17,098 9,617

33,012 24,684
5,004 1,202 34,812 7,970 3,288 7,942 17,029 9,625

32,756 24,369
4,997 1,187 34,807 7,924 3,319 7,940 17,182 9,610

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

25,476 8,068 6,546 5,980
18,399 6,558
12,966

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

25,373 7,936 6,594 5,842
18,229 6,559
13,245

25,120 7,959 6,481 5,924
18,254 6,558
12,880

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

12,236

13,054

12,766

12,616

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

240,138 105

240,260 102

241,112 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 30, 2021

239,883 102

June 19, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,889 24,180
4,830 1,186 34,452 7,347 3,179 7,872 16,910 9,596
25,104 7,563 6,628 5,945
18,391 6,559
12,828
12,627
238,086 101

June 26, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,001 24,632
4,838 1,186 34,176 7,667 3,351 7,936 16,941 9,596
25,112 7,644 6,589 5,758
18,308 6,585
12,645
12,779
238,744 102

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

State

May 22, 2021

May 29, 2021

Week ending

June 5, 2021

June 12, 2021

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

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

23,552 21,585
4,704 1,334 25,388 5,720 3,081 5,589 13,934 6,568

22,828 21,961
4,404 1,241 26,863 5,758 2,859 6,222 13,494 5,856

23,275 21,545
4,800 1,276 26,054 6,280 2,879 5,320 13,332 6,348

23,308 21,878
5,323 1,302 27,118 5,880 2,813 5,056 13,680 6,405

June 19, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,462 22,403
5,595 1,266 25,393 6,134 2,775 5,225 14,108 6,304

June 26, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,325 21,615
5,060 1,245 27,202 5,831 2,568 5,387 14,287 7,054

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

19,782 4,338 4,832 5,812
15,023 5,592
11,190

20,641 4,942 4,840 5,262
14,883 5,088
11,232

20,148 4,499 5,024 4,555
15,003 5,684
11,392

20,329 4,346 4,792 4,765
15,039 6,164
10,316

20,175 3,621 4,774 5,118
14,532 5,399
10,763

20,138 3,528 4,790 5,349
14,707 5,922
11,020

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

9,824

9,757

9,438

9,469

9,945

9,922

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

187,848 108

188,131 104

186,852 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 30, 2021

187,983 102

187,992 99

188,950 100