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
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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