United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 100 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov October 10, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 6, 2018. This is up slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 171 million chicks for meat production, down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... September 1, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,894 1,178 34,283 5,405 September 8, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,186 717 33,795 5,899 September 15, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,379 929 31,729 5,622 Week ending September 22, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,042 1,100 34,653 5,972 September 29, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 28,133 1,100 32,656 5,670 October 6, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,578 1,100 33,891 5,727 Percent of previous year (percent) 99 90 106 104 United States ...... 220,677 216,642 212,665 221,375 214,278 216,049 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 10, 2018. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2018 Week ending State September 1, 2018 September 8, 2018 September 15, September 22, 2018 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 23,150 1,446 27,573 4,911 22,720 947 26,725 5,681 23,520 856 26,419 4,664 22,654 588 26,419 4,451 September 29, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,539 632 27,527 4,739 October 6, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,879 341 24,853 5,096 Percent of previous year (percent) 105 26 91 115 United States ...... 184,439 183,171 181,204 178,148 174,354 170,733 98 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 10, 2018. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2018 State September 1, 2018 September 8, 2018 Week ending September 15, September 22, 2018 2018 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 29,894 24,365 4,635 1,178 34,283 7,510 3,554 8,128 18,117 8,474 30,186 22,011 4,424 717 33,795 6,923 3,802 8,009 17,311 8,437 29,379 22,554 4,367 929 31,729 6,848 3,636 7,381 17,521 7,689 30,042 24,286 4,609 1,100 34,653 7,260 3,225 7,923 18,270 8,331 September 29, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 28,133 24,198 4,732 1,100 32,656 7,566 3,455 8,200 17,004 7,114 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,115 7,510 5,481 5,405 13,629 6,247 11,876 20,978 6,783 5,295 5,899 15,446 6,104 11,170 20,453 7,479 5,696 5,622 15,304 5,776 10,760 21,295 7,446 5,330 5,972 15,429 6,396 11,090 19,813 7,799 5,465 5,670 14,877 6,255 11,271 Other States ....................................... 9,276 9,352 9,542 8,718 8,970 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 220,677 100 216,642 100 212,665 99 221,375 100 214,278 100 October 6, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,578 23,058 4,735 1,100 33,891 7,383 3,313 7,682 17,605 8,641 18,621 7,637 5,505 5,727 14,662 6,116 11,639 9,156 216,049 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018 State September 1, 2018 September 8, 2018 Week ending September 15, September 22, 2018 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 23,150 23,144 5,487 1,446 27,573 6,530 3,276 5,761 14,930 6,088 22,720 22,753 6,087 947 26,725 5,819 3,234 4,796 14,965 5,905 23,520 23,643 4,866 856 26,419 6,248 3,282 5,901 14,129 6,043 22,654 21,311 5,055 588 26,419 6,066 3,099 5,658 14,651 5,923 September 29, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,539 19,254 5,702 632 27,527 5,686 3,314 5,294 13,887 5,802 October 6, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,879 21,153 5,426 341 24,853 5,173 3,178 5,158 14,169 5,068 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 17,115 3,898 4,145 4,911 13,024 5,969 10,528 17,966 4,253 4,035 5,681 13,131 5,475 11,434 18,215 3,208 3,995 4,664 13,002 6,135 9,705 17,466 5,307 4,063 4,451 11,388 5,722 10,765 16,352 4,740 4,039 4,739 12,866 5,321 9,325 15,882 4,155 4,025 5,096 12,512 4,722 9,479 Other States ....................................... 7,464 7,245 7,373 7,562 7,335 7,464 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 184,439 101 183,171 101 181,204 100 178,148 100 174,354 100 170,733 98 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 10, 2018. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov