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 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