Broiler hatchery news release, 2021 September 8

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 8, 2021

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 236 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 4, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.5 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 September 4, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.7 million eggs during the same week, up 1 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 4, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through September 4, 2021 for the United States were 6.54 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.6 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 4, 2021, down 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.1 million chicks, up 2 percent from a year ago.

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

State

July 31, 2021

August 7, 2021

August 14, 2021

Week ending
August 21, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,015 1,075
34,876 5,755

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

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

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

United States ......

238,654

239,238

238,269

238,669

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 8, 2021

August 28, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,513 1,186
34,831 5,610
236,059

September 4, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,557 1,186
34,680 5,738
235,520

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 102 101 100
102

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

State

July 31, 2021

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) (1,000 chicks)

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

21,860 1,290
26,906 5,974

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

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

24,385 928
27,005 5,177

23,555 960
27,529 5,073

United States ......

186,670

183,894

186,476

185,848

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 8, 2021

185,264

September 4, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,618 1,282
27,074 5,012
185,246

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 97 102 115
99

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

State

July 31, 2021

August 7, 2021

Week ending

August 14, 2021

August 21, 2021

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,015 24,661
4,465 1,075 34,876 8,015 3,168 7,914 17,168 9,370

33,841 25,049
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 16,537 9,625

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

24,561 7,203 6,740 5,755
17,489 6,610
13,111

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

24,726 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

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

12,458

12,683

12,819

12,365

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

238,654 104

239,238 103

238,269 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 8, 2021

238,669 103

August 28, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,513 24,524
4,474 1,186 34,831 7,284 3,230 7,937 16,788 9,548
24,385 6,966 6,577 5,610
17,286 6,762
13,164
11,994
236,059 102

September 4, 2021
(1,000 eggs)
33,557 24,384
4,476 1,186 34,680 7,534 3,169 7,945 16,318 9,255
24,153 7,501 6,705 5,738
17,199 6,752
12,817
12,151
235,520 102

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

State

July 31, 2021

August 7, 2021

Week ending

August 14, 2021

August 21, 2021

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

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

21,860 22,209
4,712 1,290 26,906 6,673 2,832 5,596 14,098 6,222

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

August 28, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,555 21,103
5,091 960
27,529 5,734 2,664 5,039
14,114 6,796

September 4, 2021
(1,000 chicks)
23,618 20,969
4,901 1,282 27,074 4,983 2,804 5,774 14,086 6,290

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

19,555 3,712 4,711 5,974
13,954 5,441
11,345

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

19,582 3,759 4,742 5,073
13,865 6,086
9,974

19,306 4,156 4,961 5,012
14,313 5,187
10,779

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

9,580

9,571

9,387

9,721

9,598

9,751

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

186,670 101

183,894 98

186,476 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 8, 2021

185,848 101

185,264 100

185,246 99