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