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