Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 June 9

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 9, 2021

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

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

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 5, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.8 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 June 5, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.8 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 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 5, 2021, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through June 5, 2021 for the United States were 4.11 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 22.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 5, 2021, down 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.5 million chicks, up slightly from a year ago.

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

State

May 1, 2021

May 8, 2021

May 15, 2021

Week ending
May 22, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

32,526 1,209
34,841 5,850

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

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

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

May 29, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,097 1,209
34,035 5,824

United States ......

239,599

240,614

239,268

240,200

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 9, 2021

239,648

June 5, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,107 1,209
34,778 5,913
240,294

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 96 101 97
102

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

State

May 1, 2021

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) (1,000 chicks)

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

22,960 1,321
25,470 4,596

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

United States ......

185,905

187,952

187,935

187,837

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 9, 2021

188,250

June 5, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
22,766 1,340
26,511 5,227
186,435

Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 100 100 117
101

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

State

May 1, 2021

May 8, 2021

Week ending

May 15, 2021

May 22, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

32,526 24,546
4,884 1,209 34,841 7,631 3,426 7,701 16,876 9,571

33,506 24,710
4,948 1,209 34,701 8,029 3,351 7,928 16,349 9,551

33,456 24,461
4,857 1,209 34,194 7,986 3,351 7,913 16,404 9,499

32,732 24,695
4,913 1,209 34,985 8,088 3,351 7,939 16,495 9,595

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

24,921 7,942 6,604 5,850
18,519 6,637
13,398

25,320 7,875 6,451 5,801
18,645 6,561
12,993

25,162 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

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

12,517

12,686

12,506

12,244

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

239,599 111

240,614 107

239,268 105

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 9, 2021

240,200 105

May 29, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,097 24,805
4,927 1,209 34,035 7,954 3,351 7,940 17,098 9,617
25,287 7,869 6,572 5,824
18,158 6,558
12,682
12,665
239,648 102

June 5, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,107 24,895
4,911 1,209 34,778 7,471 3,288 7,942 17,029 9,625
25,311 7,936 6,637 5,913
18,203 6,559
12,781
12,699
240,294 102

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

State

May 1, 2021

May 8, 2021

Week ending

May 15, 2021

May 22, 2021

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

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

22,960 22,845
4,523 1,321 25,470 6,578 2,930 5,292 13,862 6,002

23,809 22,069
4,082 1,241 26,459 5,242 2,936 6,339 14,163 6,881

24,155 21,456
4,124 1,357 26,500 6,453 2,757 6,663 13,783 6,890

23,553 21,585
4,696 1,327 25,388 5,720 3,081 5,720 13,934 6,565

May 29, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
22,829 21,961
4,601 1,241 26,863 5,757 2,859 6,366 13,494 5,854

June 5, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
22,766 21,240
4,514 1,340 26,511 6,361 2,656 6,196 13,332 6,348

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

20,360 3,431 4,853 4,596
14,813 6,236
10,510

20,531 3,379 4,797 4,688
14,547 5,525
11,403

19,994 3,779 5,001 4,893
15,347 5,253
9,993

19,736 4,339 4,832 5,723
15,026 5,591
11,191

20,695 4,942 4,760 5,219
14,886 4,897
11,233

20,010 4,823 5,014 5,227
15,113 5,167
10,496

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

9,323

9,861

9,537

9,830

9,793

9,321

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

185,905 109

187,952 114

187,935 106

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 9, 2021

187,837 108

188,250 104

186,435 101