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.
July 21, 2021
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 17, 2021, up 2 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 32.9 million eggs during the week ending July 17, 2021, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 33.6 million eggs during the same week, down 2 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 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 17, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through July 17, 2021 for the United States were 5.24 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 17, 2021, down 5 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.1 million chicks, down 4 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
June 12, 2021
June 19, 2021
June 26, 2021
Week ending
July 3, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
32,756 1,187
34,807 5,924
32,889 1,186
34,452 5,945
33,001 1,186
34,176 5,758
32,605 1,186
33,923 5,677
July 10, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,963 1,186
34,819 5,906
United States ......
239,666
238,313
238,573
237,924
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 21, 2021
238,836
July 17, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,944 1,124
33,639 5,969
237,308
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 97 98
104
102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
June 12, 2021
June 19, 2021
June 26, 2021
Week ending
July 3, 2021
July 10, 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
23,308 1,302
27,118 4,765
24,462 1,266
25,393 5,091
23,225 1,245
27,202 5,274
23,690 1,166
26,039 4,938
24,041 1,262
26,675 5,015
United States ......
188,241
187,856
188,818
187,123
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 21, 2021
186,131
July 17, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,650 1,206
26,109 4,588
186,373
Percent of previous year
(percent)
95 89 96 85
98
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
June 12, 2021
June 19, 2021
Week ending
June 26, 2021
July 3, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
32,756 24,369
4,997 1,187 34,807 7,924 3,319 7,940 17,182 9,610
32,889 24,180
4,988 1,186 34,452 7,347 3,179 7,938 16,910 9,596
33,001 24,369
4,715 1,186 34,176 7,949 3,351 7,936 16,941 9,596
32,605 24,949
4,624 1,186 33,923 7,428 3,319 7,940 17,225 9,674
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
25,089 7,959 6,469 5,924
18,254 6,558
12,880
25,104 7,563 6,631 5,945
18,391 6,559
12,828
25,143 7,644 6,784 5,758
18,229 6,585
12,431
24,741 7,937 6,334 5,677
18,168 6,497
13,103
Other States ........................................
12,442
12,627
12,779
12,594
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
239,666 102
238,313 101
238,573 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 21, 2021
237,924 102
July 10, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,963 25,041
4,623 1,186 34,819 7,979 3,114 7,867 16,981 9,437
24,387 7,664 6,478 5,906
18,084 6,434
13,124
12,749
238,836 103
July 17, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,944 25,057
4,621 1,124 33,639 7,773 3,290 7,942 16,784 9,610
24,400 7,767 6,552 5,969
17,781 6,381
12,916
12,758
237,308 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
June 12, 2021
June 19, 2021
Week ending
June 26, 2021
July 3, 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
23,308 21,878
4,636 1,302 27,118 5,880 2,813 5,711 14,100 6,405
24,462 22,403
5,063 1,266 25,393 6,134 2,775 5,588 14,108 6,304
23,225 21,519
4,309 1,245 27,202 5,904 2,568 5,498 14,287 6,554
23,690 20,719
4,553 1,166 26,039 5,767 2,795 5,849 14,454 7,477
July 10, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
24,041 20,874
5,085 1,262 26,675 6,299 2,660 5,371 13,999 6,329
July 17, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,650 21,457
4,128 1,206 26,109 6,474 2,825 6,037 14,318 6,378
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,204 4,346 4,787 4,765
15,039 6,164
10,316
20,148 3,621 4,758 5,091
14,532 5,514
10,763
20,052 4,124 4,819 5,274
14,707 6,540
10,901
19,713 3,769 4,749 4,938
14,363 5,664
11,550
19,336 4,268 4,758 5,015
14,449 6,001
10,080
20,273 4,043 5,009 4,588
14,293 5,645
10,416
Other States ........................................
9,469
9,933
10,090
9,868
9,629
9,524
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
188,241 102
187,856 99
188,818 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 21, 2021
187,123 98
186,131 97
186,373 98