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.

June 9, 2021 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

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

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending
June 5, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States
was 79.8 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks
earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 33.1 million eggs during the week ending June 5, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.8 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 1 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week
ending June 5, 2021, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021 through
June 5, 2021 for the United States were 4.11 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a
year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 22.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 5, 2021, down
4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.5 million chicks, up slightly from a year ago.

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

Week ending
State May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5, 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 ............. 32,526 33,506 33,456 32,732 33,097 33,107 99
Florida ................ 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 96
Georgia .............. 34,841 34,701 34,194 34,985 34,035 34,778 101
South Carolina .... 5,850 5,801 5,921 5,885 5,824 5,913 97

United States ...... 239,599 240,614 239,268 240,200 239,648 240,294 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 9, 2021

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

Week ending
State May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5, 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 ............. 22,960 23,809 24,155 23,553 22,829 22,766 96
Florida ................ 1,321 1,241 1,357 1,327 1,241 1,340 100
Georgia .............. 25,470 26,459 26,500 25,388 26,863 26,511 100
South Carolina .... 4,596 4,688 4,893 5,723 5,219 5,227 117

United States ...... 185,905 187,952 187,935 187,837 188,250 186,435 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 9, 2021

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set – Selected States and United States: 2021
Week ending
State May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5,
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 ............................................. 32,526 33,506 33,456 32,732 33,097 33,107
Arkansas ............................................. 24,546 24,710 24,461 24,695 24,805 24,895
Delaware ............................................ 4,884 4,948 4,857 4,913 4,927 4,911
Florida ................................................. 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,209
Georgia ............................................... 34,841 34,701 34,194 34,985 34,035 34,778
Kentucky ............................................. 7,631 8,029 7,986 8,088 7,954 7,471
Louisiana ............................................ 3,426 3,351 3,351 3,351 3,351 3,288
Maryland ............................................. 7,701 7,928 7,913 7,939 7,940 7,942
Mississippi .......................................... 16,876 16,349 16,404 16,495 17,098 17,029
Missouri .............................................. 9,571 9,551 9,499 9,595 9,617 9,625

North Carolina ..................................... 24,921 25,320 25,162 25,476 25,287 25,311

Oklahoma ........................................... 7,942 7,875 8,082 8,068 7,869 7,936
Pennsylvania ...................................... 6,604 6,451 6,547 6,546 6,572 6,637
South Carolina .................................... 5,850 5,801 5,921 5,885 5,824 5,913
Texas .................................................. 18,519 18,645 18,582 18,411 18,158 18,203
Virginia ................................................ 6,637 6,561 6,386 6,558 6,558 6,559
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 13,398 12,993 12,752 13,010 12,682 12,781

Other States ........................................ 12,517 12,686 12,506 12,244 12,665 12,699

United States ...................................... 239,599 240,614 239,268 240,200 239,648 240,294

Percent of previous year ..................... 111 107 105 105 102 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 9, 2021

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

Week ending
State May 1, May 8, May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5,
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 ............................................. 22,960 23,809 24,155 23,553 22,829 22,766
Arkansas ............................................. 22,845 22,069 21,456 21,585 21,961 21,240
Delaware ............................................ 4,523 4,082 4,124 4,696 4,601 4,514
Florida ................................................. 1,321 1,241 1,357 1,327 1,241 1,340
Georgia ............................................... 25,470 26,459 26,500 25,388 26,863 26,511
Kentucky ............................................. 6,578 5,242 6,453 5,720 5,757 6,361
Louisiana ............................................ 2,930 2,936 2,757 3,081 2,859 2,656
Maryland ............................................. 5,292 6,339 6,663 5,720 6,366 6,196
Mississippi .......................................... 13,862 14,163 13,783 13,934 13,494 13,332
Missouri .............................................. 6,002 6,881 6,890 6,565 5,854 6,348

North Carolina ..................................... 20,360 20,531 19,994 19,736 20,695 20,010

Oklahoma ........................................... 3,431 3,379 3,779 4,339 4,942 4,823
Pennsylvania ...................................... 4,853 4,797 5,001 4,832 4,760 5,014
South Carolina .................................... 4,596 4,688 4,893 5,723 5,219 5,227
Texas .................................................. 14,813 14,547 15,347 15,026 14,886 15,113
Virginia ................................................ 6,236 5,525 5,253 5,591 4,897 5,167
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 10,510 11,403 9,993 11,191 11,233 10,496

Other States ........................................ 9,323 9,861 9,537 9,830 9,793 9,321

United States ...................................... 185,905 187,952 187,935 187,837 188,250 186,435

Percent of previous year ..................... 109 114 106 108 104 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 9, 2021