Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 July 21

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.

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