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.

June 23, 2021 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 238 million eggs in incubators during the week ending
June 19, 2021, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States
was 80.0 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks
earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 32.9 million eggs during the week ending June 19, 2021, down slightly from a year ago.
Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.5 million eggs during the same week, down 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 188 million chicks for meat production during the week
ending June 19, 2021, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 9, 2021
through June 19, 2021 for the United States were 4.49 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same
period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.9 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 19, 2021, up
2 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.0 million chicks, down 8 percent from a year ago.

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

Week ending
State May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12, June 19, 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 ............. 33,456 32,732 33,213 33,012 32,756 32,889 100
Florida ................ 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,202 1,187 1,186 99
Georgia .............. 34,194 34,985 34,035 34,812 34,807 34,452 99
South Carolina .... 5,921 5,885 5,824 5,842 5,924 5,945 104

United States ...... 239,247 240,099 240,260 241,109 239,883 238,197 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 23, 2021

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

Week ending
State May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12, June 19, 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 ............. 24,155 23,552 22,828 23,275 23,138 24,895 102
Florida ................ 1,356 1,334 1,241 1,276 1,302 1,266 96
Georgia .............. 26,500 25,388 26,863 26,054 27,118 24,955 92
South Carolina .... 4,894 5,812 5,262 4,555 4,765 5,118 101

United States ...... 187,731 187,848 188,131 186,837 187,983 187,995 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 23, 2021

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set – Selected States and United States: 2021
Week ending
State May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12, June 19,
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 ............................................. 33,456 32,732 33,213 33,012 32,756 32,889
Arkansas ............................................. 24,461 24,695 24,805 24,684 24,369 24,081
Delaware ............................................ 4,699 4,820 5,040 5,004 4,997 4,830
Florida ................................................. 1,209 1,209 1,209 1,202 1,187 1,186
Georgia ............................................... 34,194 34,985 34,035 34,812 34,807 34,452
Kentucky ............................................. 7,986 8,088 7,954 7,970 7,924 7,347
Louisiana ............................................ 3,351 3,351 3,351 3,288 3,319 3,179
Maryland ............................................. 7,928 7,939 7,940 7,942 7,940 7,872
Mississippi .......................................... 16,404 16,495 17,098 17,029 17,182 16,910
Missouri .............................................. 9,499 9,595 9,617 9,625 9,610 9,596

North Carolina ..................................... 25,267 25,476 25,287 25,373 25,120 25,247

Oklahoma ........................................... 8,082 8,068 7,869 7,936 7,959 7,563
Pennsylvania ...................................... 6,547 6,546 6,566 6,591 6,481 6,628
South Carolina .................................... 5,921 5,885 5,824 5,842 5,924 5,945
Texas .................................................. 18,582 18,411 18,158 18,229 18,254 18,391
Virginia ................................................ 6,386 6,558 6,558 6,559 6,558 6,559
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 12,752 13,010 12,682 13,245 12,880 12,895

Other States ........................................ 12,523 12,236 13,054 12,766 12,616 12,627

United States ...................................... 239,247 240,099 240,260 241,109 239,883 238,197

Percent of previous year ..................... 105 105 102 102 102 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 23, 2021

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

Week ending
State May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12, June 19,
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 ............................................. 24,155 23,552 22,828 23,275 23,138 24,895
Arkansas ............................................. 21,457 21,585 21,961 21,545 22,145 22,455
Delaware ............................................ 4,178 4,704 4,404 4,800 5,323 5,595
Florida ................................................. 1,356 1,334 1,241 1,276 1,302 1,266
Georgia ............................................... 26,500 25,388 26,863 26,054 27,118 24,955
Kentucky ............................................. 6,453 5,720 5,758 6,280 6,039 6,134
Louisiana ............................................ 2,757 3,081 2,859 2,879 2,813 2,775
Maryland ............................................. 6,429 5,589 6,222 5,320 4,962 5,225
Mississippi .......................................... 13,783 13,934 13,494 13,332 13,680 14,108
Missouri .............................................. 6,891 6,568 5,856 6,348 5,928 6,304

North Carolina ..................................... 19,936 19,782 20,641 20,148 20,329 20,121

Oklahoma ........................................... 3,779 4,338 4,942 4,499 4,555 3,621
Pennsylvania ...................................... 5,001 4,832 4,840 5,009 4,792 4,774
South Carolina .................................... 4,894 5,812 5,262 4,555 4,765 5,118
Texas .................................................. 15,346 15,023 14,883 15,003 15,039 14,532
Virginia ................................................ 5,312 5,592 5,088 5,684 6,259 5,399
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 9,993 11,190 11,232 11,392 10,650 10,773

Other States ........................................ 9,511 9,824 9,757 9,438 9,146 9,945

United States ...................................... 187,731 187,848 188,131 186,837 187,983 187,995

Percent of previous year ..................... 106 108 104 101 102 99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 23, 2021