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