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