Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 July 28

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 28, 2021

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 6 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 241 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 24, 2021, up 6 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 33.6 million eggs during the week ending July 24, 2021, up 5 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.0 million eggs during the same week, up 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 1 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 24, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through July 24, 2021 for the United States were 5.42 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 24, 2021, down 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.2 million chicks, down 3 percent from a year ago.

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

State

June 19, 2021

June 26, 2021

July 3, 2021

Week ending
July 10, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

32,889 1,186
34,452 5,945

33,001 1,186
34,176 5,758

32,605 1,186
33,923 5,677

32,963 1,186
34,819 5,906

July 17, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,944 1,124
34,233 5,969

United States ......

238,313

238,073

237,924

238,835

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 28, 2021

237,522

July 24, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,609 1,186
34,973 6,025
241,471

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 102 103 109
106

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

State

June 19, 2021

June 26, 2021

July 3, 2021

Week ending
July 10, 2021

July 17, 2021

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

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

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

23,650 1,206
26,109 4,716

United States ......

187,856

188,818

187,123

186,131

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 28, 2021

186,412

July 24, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,760 1,321
26,215 4,651
186,697

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 106
97 84
99

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

State

June 19, 2021

June 26, 2021

Week ending

July 3, 2021

July 10, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

32,963 25,041
4,623 1,186 34,819 7,979 3,114 7,867 16,981 9,436

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

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
11,931

24,741 7,937 6,334 5,677
18,168 6,497
13,103

24,387 7,664 6,478 5,906
18,084 6,434
13,124

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

12,627

12,779

12,594

12,749

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

238,313 101

238,073 101

237,924 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 28, 2021

238,835 103

July 17, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
32,944 24,768
4,621 1,124 34,233 7,773 3,290 7,942 16,784 9,389
24,400 7,690 6,608 5,969
17,781 6,381
13,067
12,758
237,522 102

July 24, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,609 25,180
4,714 1,186 34,973 7,931 3,192 7,941 16,884 9,610
25,454 7,623 6,498 6,025
18,532 6,611
13,209
12,299
241,471 106

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

State

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)

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

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

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 21,696
4,128 1,206 26,109 6,067 2,825 6,201 14,318 6,408

July 24, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,760 21,857
4,379 1,321 26,215 5,992 2,845 5,601 14,320 6,237

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

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

20,145 3,779 5,028 4,716
14,293 5,482
10,942

19,781 4,304 4,629 4,651
14,236 5,851
11,316

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

9,933

10,090

9,868

9,629

9,419

9,402

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

187,856 99

188,818 100

187,123 98

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 28, 2021

186,131 97

186,412 98

186,697 99