Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 September 15

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.

September 15, 2021

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 234 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 11, 2021, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.3 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 33.4 million eggs during the week ending September 11, 2021, up 4 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.1 million eggs during the same week, up 6 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 185 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 11, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through September 11, 2021 for the United States were 6.72 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.4 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 11, 2021, down 2 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.6 million chicks, down 7 percent from a year ago.

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

State

August 7, 2021

August 14, 2021

August 21, 2021

Week ending
August 28, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

33,841 1,186
34,801 5,861

33,565 1,186
34,526 5,905

33,210 1,186
34,893 5,838

33,513 1,186
34,831 5,610

September 4, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,682 1,186
34,680 5,738

September 11, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,391 1,186
35,089 5,753

United States ......

239,338

238,262

239,234

235,595

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 15, 2021

235,726

233,580

Percent of previous year
(percent) 104 102 106 109
104

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

State

August 7, 2021

August 14, 2021

August 21, 2021

Week ending
August 28, 2021

September 4, 2021

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

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

23,447 1,253
26,096 4,976

23,696 1,291
25,876 4,954

24,385 928
27,005 5,177

23,488 960
27,527 5,026

23,518 1,282
27,182 4,928

September 11, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,371 1,170
25,594 5,147

United States ......

183,894

186,476

185,848

185,979

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 15, 2021

185,272

185,345

Percent of previous year
(percent) 98 89 93
117
99

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

State

August 7, 2021

August 14, 2021

Week ending

August 21, 2021

August 28, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

33,841 25,149
4,465 1,186 34,801 7,809 3,184 7,913 17,106 9,435

33,565 25,195
4,558 1,186 34,526 6,274 3,204 7,915 17,065 9,625

33,210 25,084
4,510 1,186 34,893 7,881 3,259 7,939 17,102 9,625

33,513 24,524
4,474 1,186 34,831 7,284 3,230 7,937 16,788 9,548

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

24,583 7,446 6,586 5,861
17,633 6,598
13,059

24,719 7,459 6,725 5,905
17,804 6,727
12,991

24,733 7,394 6,605 5,838
18,172 6,779
12,659

24,316 6,966 6,560 5,610
17,286 6,762
12,786

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

12,683

12,819

12,365

11,994

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

239,338 103

238,262 103

239,234 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 15, 2021

235,595 102

September 4, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,682 24,384
4,476 1,186 34,680 7,534 3,169 7,945 16,191 9,508

September 11, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,391 22,738
4,478 1,186 35,089 7,060 2,780 7,794 16,676 9,503

24,015 7,501 6,712 5,738
17,199 6,752

23,836 6,572 6,736 5,753
18,043 6,780

12,819

12,695

12,235

12,470

235,726 102

233,580 104

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

State

August 7, 2021

August 14, 2021

Week ending

August 21, 2021

August 28, 2021

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

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

23,447 21,288
4,449 1,253 26,096 5,937 2,805 5,746 13,853 5,840

23,696 21,381
5,197 1,291 25,876 6,245 2,721 4,729 14,213 6,275

24,385 20,155
4,711 928
27,005 5,672 2,692 5,288
14,091 6,682

23,488 21,409
5,091 960
27,527 5,508 2,664 4,842
14,114 7,208

September 4, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,518 21,387
4,901 1,282 27,182 5,298 2,804 5,593 14,116 6,428

September 11, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,371 20,652
5,329 1,170 25,594 6,226 2,816 4,586 14,218 6,144

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

19,001 4,770 4,801 4,976
13,707 5,685
10,669

20,204 4,362 4,843 4,954
14,091 5,576
11,435

19,738 4,532 4,996 5,177
14,025 5,479
10,571

19,604 3,124 4,730 5,026
13,865 6,282
10,770

19,307 3,566 4,973 4,928
14,314 5,369
10,863

19,953 4,480 4,930 5,147
14,331 5,899
11,496

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

9,571

9,387

9,721

9,767

9,443

9,003

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

183,894 98

186,476 102

185,848 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 15, 2021

185,979 100

185,272 99

185,345 99