- 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 18
- 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:
- 2021-08-18
- 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
- Format:
- 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 2021/8-18
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2021-s8-h18-belec-p-btext
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2021-s8-h18-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 18, 2021
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 3 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 14, 2021, up 3 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.4 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 August 14, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 33.8 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 14, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through August 14, 2021 for the United States were 5.98 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 August 14, 2021, up 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.5 million chicks, down 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
July 10, 2021
July 17, 2021
July 24, 2021
Week ending
July 31, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
32,963 1,186
35,184 5,906
32,944 1,124
34,233 5,969
33,640 1,186
34,973 6,025
34,015 1,186
34,910 5,755
August 7, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,841 1,186
34,957 5,861
United States ......
239,340
237,208
241,340
239,163
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 18, 2021
240,466
August 14, 2021
(1,000 eggs) 33,581 1,186 33,820 5,905
236,613
Percent of previous year
(percent) 102 102 101 103
103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
July 10, 2021
July 17, 2021
July 24, 2021
Week ending
July 31, 2021
August 7, 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
24,040 1,260
26,676 4,947
23,647 1,206
26,109 4,716
23,851 1,321
26,215 4,532
21,861 1,292
26,907 5,974
23,416 1,255
26,096 5,054
United States ......
185,949
186,479
186,494
186,693
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 18, 2021
184,064
August 14, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,763 1,292
26,483 4,949
187,213
Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 97 97
104
102
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021
State
July 10, 2021
July 17, 2021
Week ending
July 24, 2021
July 31, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
34,015 24,479
4,465 1,186 34,910 8,015 3,168 7,914 17,168 9,370
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
18,532 6,611
13,345
24,862 7,203 6,740 5,755
17,625 6,610
13,111
Other States ........................................
12,683
12,758
12,299
12,567
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
239,340 104
237,208 102
241,340 106
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 18, 2021
239,163 105
August 7, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,841 24,949
4,465 1,186 34,957 8,214 3,184 7,942 17,106 9,435
25,293 7,446 6,586 5,861
17,633 6,598
13,059
12,711
240,466 104
August 14, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,581 25,195
4,465 1,186 33,820 6,274 3,204 7,945 17,065 9,625
24,634 7,459 6,707 5,905
17,804 6,727
12,689
12,328
236,613 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021
State
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)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
21,861 22,209
4,712 1,292 26,907 6,673 2,832 5,596 14,099 6,222
August 7, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,416 21,288
4,701 1,255 26,096 5,937 2,805 5,428 13,853 5,838
August 14, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,763 21,381
4,739 1,292 26,483 6,245 2,721 5,353 14,213 6,274
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,335 4,267 4,758 4,947
14,443 5,975
10,075
20,171 3,779 5,028 4,716
14,293 6,242
10,942
19,932 3,904 4,583 4,532
14,236 5,855
10,558
19,556 3,712 4,710 5,974
13,955 5,442
11,347
19,008 4,771 4,800 5,054
13,708 5,715
10,670
20,208 4,363 4,827 4,949
14,094 5,385
11,440
Other States ........................................
9,536
9,524
9,679
9,594
9,721
9,483
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
185,949 97
186,479 98
186,494 99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 18, 2021
186,693 101
184,064 98
187,213 102
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