Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 October 3

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 3, 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 September 29, 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 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 175 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....

August 25, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,788 1,225
34,158 5,826

September 1, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,894 1,178
34,283 5,405

September 8, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,186 1,225
33,795 5,899

Week ending
September 15, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,379 1,225
31,729 5,622

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

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 90
102 102

United States ......

224,861

220,263

216,341

213,287

221,551

213,613

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 3, 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

August 25, 2018

September 1, 2018

September 8, 2018

September 15, 2018

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

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

23,672 1,373
27,344 5,153

23,150 1,446
27,573 4,911

22,720 1,338
26,725 5,681

23,520 1,351
26,419 4,664

September 22, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,654 1,332
26,419 4,451

September 29, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,539 1,331
27,515 4,739

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 112 101 105

United States ......

186,524

184,439

183,562

181,159

178,881

174,504

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 3, 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

August 25, 2018

September 1, 2018

Week ending

September 8, September 15,

2018

2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,788 24,528
4,653 1,225 34,158 7,792 3,707 8,199 17,225 8,528

29,894 24,365
4,635 1,178 34,283 7,510 3,554 8,128 17,753 8,474

30,186 22,011
4,424 1,225 33,795 6,923 3,802 8,009 17,311 8,437

29,379 22,798
4,367 1,225 31,729 6,848 3,636 7,381 17,521 7,689

September 22, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
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 8,166 17,004 7,114

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

22,147 7,694 5,406 5,826
15,969 6,410
11,084

21,082 7,510 5,481 5,405
13,612 6,247
11,876

20,169 6,783 5,295 5,899
15,446 6,104
11,170

20,453 7,479 5,747 5,622
15,304 5,776
10,760

21,471 7,446 5,330 5,972
15,429 6,396
11,090

19,264 7,799 5,488 5,670
14,877 6,255
11,187

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

9,522

9,276

9,352

9,573

8,718

8,949

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

224,861 100

220,263 100

216,341 100

213,287 99

221,551 100

213,613 100

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

State

August 25, 2018

September 1, 2018

Week ending

September 8, September 15,

2018

2018

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

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

23,672 21,899
5,382 1,373 27,344 5,918 3,240 6,140 15,160 7,015

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 1,338 26,725 5,819 3,234 4,796 14,965 5,905

23,520 23,643
4,866 1,351 26,419 6,248 3,282 5,901 14,129 6,043

September 22, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,654 21,311
5,055 1,332 26,419 6,066 3,099 5,658 14,651 5,923

September 29, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,539 19,257
5,562 1,331 27,515 5,686 3,314 5,320 13,898 5,802

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

17,472 4,378 4,025 5,153
13,455 5,697
11,634

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

17,675 3,208 3,966 4,664
13,002 6,191
9,679

17,455 5,307 4,063 4,451
11,388 5,722
10,765

15,813 4,740 4,021 4,739
12,903 5,404
9,325

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

7,567

7,464

7,245

7,372

7,562

7,335

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

186,524 101

184,439 101

183,562 101

181,159 99

178,881 100

174,504 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 3, 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