- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Broiler hatchery news release / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Title:
- Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 August 11
- Creator:
- United States. Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Region
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
Florida. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Alabama. Department of Agriculture and Industries
South Carolina. Department of Agriculture - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : United States. Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Region
- Date of Original:
- 2021-08-11
- Subject:
- Chickens--Hatcheries--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Broilers (Chickens)--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Poultry industry--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- official reports
tables (documents) - Type:
- Text
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- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with: August 28, 2013.
Effective March 12, 2014, name of issuing body appears as Southern Regional Field Office.
August 28, 2013; title from caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed January 19, 2018).
January 17, 2018 (received via e-mail on January 18, 2018 from Georgia Department of Agriculture); (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed November 22, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 H2 2021/8-11
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2021-s8-h11-belec-p-btext
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2021-s8-h11-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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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.
August 11, 2021
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 7, 2021, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.2 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 33.8 million eggs during the week ending August 7, 2021, up 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.1 million eggs during the same week, up 3 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 184 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 7, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through August 7, 2021 for the United States were 5.79 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.2 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 7, 2021, down 5 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.3 million chicks, down 2 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
July 3, 2021
July 10, 2021
July 17, 2021
Week ending
July 24, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
32,605 1,186
33,923 5,677
32,963 1,186
35,184 5,906
32,944 1,124
34,233 5,969
33,640 1,186
34,973 6,025
July 31, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,110 1,075
34,910 5,755
United States ......
237,926
239,406
237,208
240,940
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 11, 2021
238,141
August 7, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,841 1,186
35,103 5,861
239,862
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 102 103 105
104
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
July 3, 2021
July 10, 2021
July 17, 2021
Week ending
July 24, 2021
July 31, 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
23,690 1,165
26,039 4,918
24,040 1,260
26,676 4,947
23,647 1,206
26,109 4,716
23,851 1,321
26,215 4,532
23,017 1,292
26,917 5,095
United States ......
187,097
186,047
186,348
186,517
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 11, 2021
187,066
August 7, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,228 1,255
26,256 5,018
183,706
Percent of previous year
(percent)
95 100
98 102
98
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
July 3, 2021
July 10, 2021
Week ending
July 17, 2021
July 24, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
32,605 24,949
4,624 1,186 33,923 7,428 3,319 7,942 17,225 9,674
32,963 25,041
4,623 1,186 35,184 7,979 3,319 7,868 16,981 9,436
32,944 24,768
4,342 1,124 34,233 7,773 3,290 7,944 16,747 9,389
33,640 25,137
4,356 1,186 34,973 7,931 3,192 7,943 17,047 9,610
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
24,400 7,690 6,608 5,969
17,781 6,381
13,067
25,329 7,623 6,561 6,025
18,132 6,611
13,345
Other States ........................................
12,594
12,749
12,758
12,299
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
237,926 102
239,406 104
237,208 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 11, 2021
240,940 106
July 31, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,110 24,479
4,465 1,075 34,910 8,015 3,168 7,914 17,168 9,370
24,862 7,203 6,734 5,755
17,625 6,610
13,111
12,567
238,141 104
August 7, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,841 24,949
4,465 1,186 35,103 8,014 3,184 7,942 17,106 9,435
25,638 7,446 6,426 5,861
17,633 6,598
13,124
11,911
239,862 104
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
July 3, 2021
July 10, 2021
Week ending
July 17, 2021
July 24, 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
23,690 20,719
4,456 1,165 26,039 5,767 2,795 5,993 14,453 7,477
24,040 20,874
5,064 1,260 26,676 6,299 2,659 5,413 13,999 6,329
23,647 21,700
3,847 1,206 26,109 6,067 2,825 5,669 14,306 6,408
23,851 22,172
4,166 1,321 26,215 6,335 2,845 5,853 14,175 6,282
July 31, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,017 22,209
4,712 1,292 26,917 6,673 2,832 5,596 14,099 6,222
August 7, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,228 21,654
4,701 1,255 26,256 6,354 2,805 5,310 13,853 5,868
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,712 3,769 4,750 4,918
14,363 5,641
11,550
19,335 4,267 4,758 4,947
14,443 5,975
10,075
20,145 3,779 5,028 4,716
14,293 6,242
10,942
19,915 3,904 4,583 4,532
14,236 5,855
10,558
19,536 3,712 4,747 5,095
13,955 5,443
11,347
19,006 4,375 4,788 5,018
13,708 5,834
10,686
Other States ........................................
9,840
9,634
9,419
9,719
9,662
9,007
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
187,097 98
186,047 97
186,348 98
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 11, 2021
186,517 99
187,066 101
183,706 98