United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Southern Region News Release
Broiler Hatchery
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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.

May 5, 2021 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 10 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 238 million eggs in incubators during the week ending
May 1, 2021, up 10 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States
was 79.7 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks
earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 33.2 million eggs during the week ending May 1, 2021, up 5 percent from a year ago.
Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.1 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 9 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week
ending May 1, 2021, up 9 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through
May 1, 2021 for the United States were 3.17 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a
year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 1, 2021, up
9 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.5 million chicks, up 1 percent from a year ago.

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

Week ending
State March 27, April 3, April 10, April 17, April 24, May 1, Percent of
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 previous year
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (percent)
Alabama ............. 32,967 33,593 33,184 33,287 33,201 33,186 105
Florida ................ 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 113
Georgia .............. 34,602 34,878 34,504 34,683 34,665 34,129 101
South Carolina .... 5,729 5,733 5,514 5,859 5,822 5,850 110

United States ...... 239,044 239,577 237,366 238,110 238,754 238,366 110
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 5, 2021

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

Week ending
State March 27, April 3, April 10, April 17, April 24, May 1, Percent of
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 previous year
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (percent)
Alabama ............. 24,322 24,151 24,101 23,998 23,995 23,727 109
Florida ................ 1,325 1,288 1,310 1,312 1,245 1,321 102
Georgia .............. 27,427 25,851 26,329 26,345 26,571 25,470 101
South Carolina .... 4,115 5,654 5,209 4,750 5,511 4,596 112

United States ...... 187,285 187,077 187,810 187,559 188,364 185,705 109
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 5, 2021

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set – Selected States and United States: 2021
Week ending
State March 27, April 3, April 10, April 17, April 24, May 1,
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. 32,967 33,593 33,184 33,287 33,201 33,186
Arkansas ............................................. 24,398 24,234 24,369 23,940 24,480 24,546
Delaware ............................................ 5,042 4,977 4,791 4,791 4,948 4,948
Florida ................................................. 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209
Georgia ............................................... 34,602 34,878 34,504 34,683 34,665 34,129
Kentucky ............................................. 8,027 8,120 7,811 7,541 8,038 7,978
Louisiana ............................................ 3,422 3,532 3,441 3,441 3,441 3,426
Maryland ............................................. 7,942 7,941 7,934 7,932 7,944 7,686
Mississippi .......................................... 16,649 15,618 16,147 16,446 16,512 16,576
Missouri .............................................. 9,448 9,382 9,469 9,491 9,538 9,571

North Carolina ..................................... 25,754 25,648 25,065 25,827 24,976 24,879

Oklahoma ........................................... 7,291 7,327 7,545 7,542 7,540 7,418
Pennsylvania ...................................... 6,523 6,546 6,594 6,543 6,718 6,536
South Carolina .................................... 5,729 5,733 5,514 5,859 5,822 5,850
Texas .................................................. 18,202 18,215 18,369 18,298 18,564 18,519
Virginia ................................................ 6,560 6,469 6,474 6,064 6,442 6,637
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 13,389 13,035 12,673 12,661 12,079 12,755

Other States ........................................ 11,890 13,120 12,273 12,555 12,637 12,517

United States ...................................... 239,044 239,577 237,366 238,110 238,754 238,366

Percent of previous year ..................... 102 104 107 110 107 110
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 5, 2021

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

Week ending
State March 27, April 3, April 10, April 17, April 24, May 1,
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. 24,322 24,151 24,101 23,998 23,995 23,727
Arkansas ............................................. 21,977 20,700 21,718 22,650 22,007 22,593
Delaware ............................................ 5,321 4,746 4,395 4,896 3,907 4,534
Florida ................................................. 1,325 1,288 1,310 1,312 1,245 1,321
Georgia ............................................... 27,427 25,851 26,329 26,345 26,571 25,470
Kentucky ............................................. 6,900 5,973 6,593 6,092 6,400 6,578
Louisiana ............................................ 2,779 2,921 2,875 2,891 2,992 2,930
Maryland ............................................. 4,676 5,442 6,043 5,387 6,379 5,834
Mississippi .......................................... 14,249 13,918 13,349 13,794 12,971 13,393
Missouri .............................................. 5,580 5,471 5,177 5,267 5,864 6,002

North Carolina ..................................... 20,393 20,741 20,654 20,927 20,313 20,473

Oklahoma ........................................... 3,503 4,485 4,537 4,088 4,042 3,209
Pennsylvania ...................................... 4,651 4,616 4,775 4,829 4,751 4,829
South Carolina .................................... 4,115 5,654 5,209 4,750 5,511 4,596
Texas .................................................. 13,689 14,034 14,517 14,646 14,742 14,813
Virginia ................................................ 6,218 6,567 6,138 5,692 5,873 5,649
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 11,172 11,271 10,492 10,907 10,671 10,541

Other States ........................................ 8,988 9,248 9,598 9,088 10,130 9,213

United States ...................................... 187,285 187,077 187,810 187,559 188,364 185,705

Percent of previous year ..................... 98 98 100 106 106 109
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 5, 2021