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 17, 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 13, 2018. This is down slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.5 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 177 million chicks for meat production, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 September 22, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,743 1,100 34,653 5,972 Week ending 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 October 13, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,912 1,100 33,428 5,598 Percent of previous year (percent) 103 90 98 97 United States ...... 216,642 212,665 220,903 214,246 216,648 215,760 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 17, 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 8, 2018 September 15, September 22, September 29, 2018 2018 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,720 947 26,725 5,681 23,520 856 26,419 4,664 22,654 588 26,419 4,451 22,539 631 27,530 4,739 October 6, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,879 341 24,869 5,096 October 13, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,481 705 27,735 4,960 Percent of previous year (percent) 105 54 104 106 United States ...... 183,171 181,204 178,152 174,360 170,792 177,160 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 17, 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 8, 2018 September 15, 2018 Week ending September 22, September 29, 2018 2018 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 29,743 24,286 4,609 1,100 34,653 7,260 3,225 7,923 18,270 8,331 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 .............................. 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 5,145 5,972 15,429 6,396 11,090 19,805 7,799 5,500 5,670 14,877 6,255 11,186 Other States ....................................... 9,352 9,542 8,730 8,996 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 216,642 100 212,665 99 220,903 100 214,246 100 October 6, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,578 23,034 4,735 1,100 33,891 7,524 3,313 7,682 17,605 8,641 19,117 7,637 5,510 5,727 14,596 6,116 11,677 9,165 216,648 101 October 13, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,912 22,770 4,790 1,100 33,428 7,081 3,634 7,707 16,672 8,001 19,971 7,190 5,507 5,598 15,331 6,270 11,474 9,324 215,760 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018 State September 8, 2018 September 15, 2018 Week ending September 22, September 29, 2018 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 22,539 19,254 5,702 631 27,530 5,684 3,313 5,293 13,887 5,802 October 6, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,879 21,153 5,426 341 24,869 5,172 3,178 5,158 14,169 5,068 October 13, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,481 21,752 5,294 705 27,735 5,886 2,826 5,636 14,961 6,941 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 4,105 4,451 11,388 5,661 10,786 16,351 4,740 4,095 4,739 12,865 5,321 9,345 15,924 4,155 4,130 5,096 12,494 4,723 9,478 16,448 3,754 3,780 4,960 12,592 5,503 8,912 Other States ....................................... 7,245 7,373 7,564 7,269 7,379 6,994 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 183,171 101 181,204 100 178,152 100 174,360 100 170,792 98 177,160 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 17, 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