Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 November 21

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 21, 2018

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 226 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 17, 2018. This is down 1 percent 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 175 million chicks for meat production, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018

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

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

October 27, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,342 1,100
33,204 5,483

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

November 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,051 1,194
33,686 5,616

November 17, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,215 1,194
34,890 5,939

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 98
100 104

United States ......

216,376

214,911

217,351

215,323

222,216

225,788

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 21, 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 13, 2018

October 20, 2018

October 27, 2018

November 3, 2018

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

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

22,668 704
27,478 4,959

22,135 694
24,790 4,862

22,526 741
26,984 4,151

22,886 828
26,330 4,889

November 10, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,519 739
25,632 4,484

November 17, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,753 1,301
25,621 4,134

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 82 97 79

United States ......

177,147

172,160

173,906

173,781

172,189

175,270

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 21, 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 13, 2018

October 20, 2018

Week ending

October 27, 2018

November 3, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

29,342 23,340
4,667 1,100 33,204 6,290 3,833 8,013 18,497 8,222

28,964 23,112
4,667 1,147 33,464 7,086 3,879 7,926 17,159 7,333

November 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,051 24,091
4,696 1,194 33,686 7,829 3,562 7,863 17,659 7,711

November 17, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,215 24,411
4,706 1,194 34,890 7,740 3,668 7,939 18,367 8,504

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

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 6,053 5,198 5,483
15,955 6,142
11,236

21,687 7,574 5,055 4,976
14,659 5,794
11,618

22,083 7,837 5,439 5,616
15,994 5,632
11,875

22,556 5,888 5,452 5,939
16,007 6,380
12,341

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

9,448

9,215

8,697

9,223

9,398

9,591

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

216,376 100

214,911 99

217,351 99

215,323 100

222,216 100

225,788 99

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

State

October 13, 2018

October 20, 2018

Week ending

October 27, 2018

November 3, 2018

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

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

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
4,850 741
26,984 5,952 2,856 5,233
14,378 5,932

22,886 22,100
4,311 828
26,330 5,917 3,143 6,840
13,844 5,303

November 10, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,519 19,908
5,043 739
25,632 4,771 3,353 4,707
15,232 5,423

November 17, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,753 20,493
4,061 1,301 25,621 4,489 3,480 6,384 15,423 5,334

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

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 5,624
10,269

15,614 3,241 4,216 4,889
12,685 4,964
9,457

17,273 4,564 4,004 4,484
12,936 5,196
10,204

18,432 4,335 3,841 4,134
12,942 5,364
10,009

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

6,989

7,043

7,190

7,213

7,201

6,874

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

177,147 99

172,160 100

173,906 100

173,781 99

172,189 98

175,270 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 21, 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