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 31, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 27, 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 82.6 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 174 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... September 22, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,641 1,100 34,653 5,972 September 29, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 27,720 1,100 33,037 5,670 October 6, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,199 1,100 34,083 5,727 Week ending October 13, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,854 1,100 33,428 5,598 October 20, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,410 1,105 31,975 5,890 October 27, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,467 1,100 32,824 5,483 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 91 96 96 United States ...... 220,682 214,099 216,422 216,081 213,757 219,010 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 31, 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 22, September 29, 2018 2018 October 6, 2018 October 13, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,654 588 26,419 4,451 22,539 631 27,531 4,739 22,988 338 24,757 5,096 22,668 708 27,478 4,959 October 20, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,135 694 24,790 4,862 October 27, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,526 741 26,985 4,152 Percent of previous year (percent) 104 49 103 97 United States ...... 178,152 174,380 170,491 177,147 172,160 174,035 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 31, 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 22, September 29, 2018 2018 Week ending October 6, 2018 October 13, 2018 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 29,641 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 29,199 23,193 4,732 1,100 34,083 7,524 3,313 7,682 17,605 8,641 29,854 22,770 4,790 1,100 33,428 7,081 3,634 7,741 16,672 8,001 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 7,632 5,147 5,727 14,596 6,116 11,677 19,976 7,190 5,708 5,598 15,331 6,270 11,559 Other States ....................................... 8,730 9,030 9,338 9,378 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 220,682 100 214,099 100 216,422 100 216,081 100 October 20, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,410 21,289 4,738 1,105 31,975 6,910 3,741 7,353 17,963 8,183 20,608 7,618 5,571 5,890 15,872 5,817 10,560 9,154 213,757 99 October 27, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,467 23,340 4,667 1,100 32,824 6,290 3,833 7,979 18,454 8,222 22,032 7,861 5,314 5,483 15,834 6,150 11,236 8,924 219,010 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018 State September 22, September 29, 2018 2018 Week ending October 6, 2018 October 13, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 22,988 21,153 5,515 338 24,757 5,170 3,178 5,053 14,169 5,068 22,668 21,752 5,351 704 27,478 5,883 2,827 5,810 14,961 6,940 October 20, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,135 21,596 4,695 694 24,790 6,010 2,875 6,072 13,800 5,580 October 27, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,526 22,292 5,109 741 26,985 5,953 2,856 5,064 14,340 5,932 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 3,966 5,096 12,494 4,644 9,463 16,365 3,754 3,778 4,959 12,593 5,472 8,863 15,472 4,349 4,045 4,862 12,206 5,833 10,103 15,411 3,374 3,878 4,152 12,236 5,604 10,357 Other States ....................................... 7,564 7,274 7,361 6,989 7,043 7,225 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 178,152 100 174,380 100 170,491 98 177,147 99 172,160 100 174,035 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 31, 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