United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Southern Region News Release
Broiler Hatchery
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This report contains the results from the Weekly Broiler Hatchery Survey. Thanks to all who responded.

May 26, 2021 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 5 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending
May 22, 2021, up 5 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States
was 80.2 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks
earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 32.7 million eggs during the week ending May 22, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.0 million eggs during the same week, up 2 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 8 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week
ending May 22, 2021, up 8 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021
through May 22, 2021 for the United States were 3.74 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same
period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.5 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 22, 2021, up
1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.4 million chicks, down 4 percent from a year ago.

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

Week ending
State April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22, 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 ............. 33,261 33,201 32,277 33,257 33,456 32,665 99
Florida ................ 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 104
Georgia .............. 34,683 34,665 34,841 34,701 34,194 34,964 102
South Carolina .... 5,859 5,822 5,850 5,801 5,921 5,838 104

United States ...... 239,079 239,022 239,388 240,694 239,442 240,228 105
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 26, 2021

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

Week ending
State April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22, 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 ............. 23,998 23,995 22,727 23,809 24,155 23,528 101
Florida ................ 1,312 1,245 1,321 1,241 1,357 1,327 102
Georgia .............. 26,345 26,571 25,470 26,459 26,500 25,388 96
South Carolina .... 4,750 5,511 4,596 4,688 4,893 5,864 127

United States ...... 187,286 189,031 185,649 187,898 187,957 187,564 108
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 26, 2021

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set – Selected States and United States: 2021
Week ending
State April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22,
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 ............................................. 33,261 33,201 32,277 33,257 33,456 32,665
Arkansas ............................................. 23,940 24,480 24,546 24,710 24,461 24,695
Delaware ............................................ 4,562 4,948 4,884 4,948 4,857 4,913
Florida ................................................. 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209
Georgia ............................................... 34,683 34,665 34,841 34,701 34,194 34,964
Kentucky ............................................. 7,541 8,038 7,631 8,029 7,986 8,088
Louisiana ............................................ 3,441 3,441 3,426 3,351 3,351 3,351
Maryland ............................................. 7,932 7,944 7,701 7,928 7,913 7,939
Mississippi .......................................... 16,985 16,780 16,876 16,723 16,584 16,495
Missouri .............................................. 9,491 9,538 9,571 9,551 9,499 9,595

North Carolina ..................................... 25,827 24,976 24,952 25,352 25,194 25,508

Oklahoma ........................................... 8,067 7,540 7,942 7,875 8,082 7,976
Pennsylvania ...................................... 6,543 6,718 6,611 6,374 6,509 6,592
South Carolina .................................... 5,859 5,822 5,850 5,801 5,921 5,838
Texas .................................................. 18,298 18,564 18,519 18,645 18,582 18,411
Virginia ................................................ 6,224 6,442 6,637 6,561 6,386 6,558
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 12,661 12,079 13,398 12,993 12,752 13,248

Other States ........................................ 12,555 12,637 12,517 12,686 12,506 12,183

United States ...................................... 239,079 239,022 239,388 240,694 239,442 240,228

Percent of previous year ..................... 110 107 111 108 105 105
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 26, 2021

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

Week ending
State April 17, April 24, May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22,
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 ............................................. 23,998 23,995 22,727 23,809 24,155 23,528
Arkansas ............................................. 22,446 22,007 22,845 22,069 21,456 22,039
Delaware ............................................ 4,724 3,948 4,523 4,082 4,124 4,690
Florida ................................................. 1,312 1,245 1,321 1,241 1,357 1,327
Georgia ............................................... 26,345 26,571 25,470 26,459 26,500 25,388
Kentucky ............................................. 6,092 6,400 6,578 5,242 6,453 5,436
Louisiana ............................................ 2,891 2,992 2,930 2,936 2,757 3,081
Maryland ............................................. 5,373 6,306 5,292 6,339 6,663 5,533
Mississippi .......................................... 13,794 13,831 13,862 14,163 13,783 13,934
Missouri .............................................. 5,267 5,864 6,002 6,821 6,890 6,565

North Carolina ..................................... 20,802 20,104 20,354 20,558 20,022 19,677

Oklahoma ........................................... 4,289 4,042 3,431 3,379 3,779 3,874
Pennsylvania ...................................... 4,901 4,751 4,836 4,776 4,995 4,824
South Carolina .................................... 4,750 5,511 4,596 4,688 4,893 5,864
Texas .................................................. 14,646 14,742 14,813 14,547 15,347 14,974
Virginia ................................................ 5,661 5,921 6,236 5,525 5,253 5,796
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 10,907 10,671 10,510 11,403 9,993 11,204

Other States ........................................ 9,088 10,130 9,323 9,861 9,537 9,830

United States ...................................... 187,286 189,031 185,649 187,898 187,957 187,564

Percent of previous year ..................... 106 106 108 114 106 108
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 26, 2021