Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 November 14

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

November 14, 2018

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 222 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 10, 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 172 million chicks for meat production, down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018

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

October 6, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,199 1,100
34,083 5,727

October 13, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,084 1,100
33,428 5,598

October 20, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,939 1,105
32,539 5,890

Week ending
October 27, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,467 1,100
32,824 5,483

November 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
28,964 1,147
33,464 4,976

November 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,945 1,194
33,686 5,616

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 97 98
104

United States ......

216,422

216,376

214,911

218,895

215,350

222,062

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 14, 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

October 6, 2018

October 13, 2018

October 20, 2018

October 27, 2018

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

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

22,988 338
24,757 5,096

22,668 704
27,478 4,959

22,135 694
24,790 4,862

22,526 741
26,984 4,151

November 3, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,883 830
26,330 4,889

November 10, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,516 739
25,499 4,483

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 55 90
112

United States ......

170,491

177,147

172,160

174,021

173,876

172,324

98

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 14, 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

October 6, 2018

October 13, 2018

Week ending

October 20, 2018

October 27, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,199 23,193
4,732 1,100 34,083 7,524 3,313 7,682 17,605 8,641

30,084 22,770
4,790 1,100 33,428 7,081 3,634 7,741 16,672 8,001

29,939 21,289
4,738 1,105 32,539 6,910 3,741 7,353 17,963 8,183

29,467 23,340
4,667 1,100 32,824 6,290 3,833 7,979 18,497 8,222

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

19,117 7,632 5,147 5,727
14,596 6,116
11,677

19,971 7,190 5,708 5,598
15,331 6,270
11,559

20,608 7,618 5,571 5,890
15,872 5,817
10,560

22,079 7,861 5,198 5,483
15,955 6,150
11,236

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

9,338

9,448

9,215

8,714

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

216,422 100

216,376 100

214,911 99

218,895 100

November 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
28,964 23,112
4,667 1,147 33,464 7,086 3,879 7,920 17,159 7,333

November 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,945 24,091
4,696 1,194 33,686 7,829 3,562 7,855 17,659 7,711

21,687 7,574 5,088 4,976
14,659 5,794

22,203 7,837 5,411 5,616
15,994 5,632

11,618

11,875

9,223

9,266

215,350 100

222,062 100

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

State

October 6, 2018

October 13, 2018

Week ending

October 20, 2018

October 27, 2018

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

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

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

22,135 21,596
4,695 694
24,790 6,010 2,875 6,072
13,800 5,580

22,526 22,292
5,109 741
26,984 5,952 2,856 5,064
14,378 5,932

November 3, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,883 22,100
4,485 830
26,330 5,917 3,143 6,666
13,844 5,303

November 10, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,516 19,932
4,904 739
25,499 4,771 3,353 5,046
15,232 5,422

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

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

15,364 3,374 3,955 4,151
12,235 5,649
10,269

15,616 3,241 4,255 4,889
12,685 4,995
9,457

17,381 4,564 3,994 4,483
12,928 5,123
10,204

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

7,361

6,989

7,043

7,190

7,237

7,233

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

170,491 98

177,147 99

172,160 100

174,021 100

173,876 99

172,324 98

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 14, 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