ATHENS, Ga. — Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 235 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 21, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.1 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 31.9 million eggs during the week ending November 21, 2020, down 6 percent from a year
ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.0 million eggs during the same week, down 3 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week
ending November 21, 2020, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through November 21, 2020 for the United States were 8.67 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 22.0 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 21, 2020,
down 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 24.3 million chicks, down 1 percent from a year ago.

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–USDA, NASS