ATHENS, Ga. — Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 235 million eggs in incubators during the week ending
December 12, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the
United States was 81.8 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 December 12, 2020, down 3 percent from a year ago.
Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.5 million eggs during the same week, up 6 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week
ending December 12, 2020, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020
through December 12, 2020 for the United States were 9.23 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the
same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.1 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 12, 2020,
down 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.9 million chicks, up 2 percent from a year ago.
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–USDA, NASS