Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 October 24

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 24, 2018

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 20, 2018. This is down 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.7 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 172 million chicks for meat production, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

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

September 29, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
27,720 1,100
33,037 5,670

Week ending
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

October 20, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,483 1,105
31,975 5,890

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 90 94
104

United States ......

212,665

220,784

214,099

216,618

215,964

213,661

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 24, 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 15, September 22, September 29,

2018

2018

2018

October 6, 2018

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

23,520 856
26,419 4,664

22,654 588
26,419 4,451

22,539 631
27,531 4,739

22,879 338
24,866 5,096

October 13, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,557 708
27,669 4,960

October 20, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,058 695
24,850 4,862

Percent of previous year
(percent)
111 57
104 100

United States ......

181,204

178,152

174,380

170,756

177,263

172,340

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 24, 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 15, 2018

September 22, 2018

Week ending

September 29, 2018

October 6, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

27,720 24,198
4,732 1,100 33,037 7,566 3,455 8,200 17,004 7,114

29,578 23,034
4,735 1,100 33,891 7,524 3,313 7,682 17,605 8,641

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

20,453 7,479 5,696 5,622
15,304 5,776
10,760

21,261 7,446 5,145 5,972
15,429 6,396
11,005

19,718 7,799 5,438 5,670
14,877 6,255
11,186

19,117 7,637 5,480 5,727
14,596 6,116
11,677

Other States .......................................

9,542

8,730

9,030

9,165

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

212,665 99

220,784 100

214,099 100

216,618 101

October 13, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,912 22,770
4,790 1,100 33,428 7,081 3,634 7,741 16,672 8,001
19,976 7,190 5,533 5,598
15,331 6,270
11,559
9,378
215,964 100

October 20, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,483 21,289
4,738 1,105 31,975 6,910 3,741 7,353 18,007 8,183
20,431 7,618 5,384 5,890
15,872 5,817
10,645
9,220
213,661 99

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018

State

September 15, 2018

September 22, 2018

Week ending

September 29, 2018

October 6, 2018

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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
27,531 5,684 3,313 5,294
13,887 5,802

22,879 21,153
5,427 338
24,866 5,170 3,178 5,158
14,169 5,068

October 13, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,557 21,752
5,351 708
27,669 5,885 2,827 5,810
14,961 6,940

October 20, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,058 21,590
4,695 695
24,850 6,012 2,874 6,071
13,840 5,580

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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 4,109 4,739
12,865 5,202
9,463

15,923 4,155 4,124 5,096
12,494 4,723
9,478

16,365 3,754 3,819 4,960
12,593 5,478
8,842

15,551 4,348 4,052 4,862
12,223 5,910
10,032

Other States .......................................

7,373

7,564

7,274

7,357

6,992

7,097

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

181,204 100

178,152 100

174,380 100

170,756 98

177,263 99

172,340 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 24, 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