Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 December 12

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

December 12, 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 December 8, 2018. This is up slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.9 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 182 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....

November 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
28,798 1,147
33,205 4,976

November 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,051 1,194
33,497 5,616

November 17, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,481 1,194
34,631 5,939

Week ending
November 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,622 1,194
34,965 5,562

December 1, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
31,136 1,194
34,371 5,881

December 8, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,568 1,194
35,564 5,560

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 97
103 101

United States ......

214,870

221,632

227,807

228,163

231,430

221,506

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 12, 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

November 3, 2018

November 10, 2018

November 17, 2018

November 24, 2018

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

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

22,886 828
26,330 4,889

21,519 739
25,632 4,484

22,735 1,301
25,614 4,134

21,661 1,327
25,169 4,804

December 1, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,485 1,358
26,323 4,325

December 8, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,014 1,358
26,758 4,855

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 89 99 92

United States ......

173,781

172,232

175,151

173,038

178,099

182,288

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 12, 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

November 3, 2018

November 10, 2018

Week ending

November 17, November 24,

2018

2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,798 22,882
4,667 1,147 33,205 7,086 3,879 7,926 17,159 7,333

30,051 24,091
4,696 1,194 33,497 7,829 3,562 7,863 17,659 7,711

30,481 24,415
4,722 1,194 34,631 7,740 3,668 7,939 18,367 8,567

30,622 24,815
4,696 1,194 34,965 7,873 3,653 7,986 18,569 8,375

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

21,899 7,574 5,055 4,976
14,659 5,794
11,597

22,083 7,837 5,080 5,616
15,994 5,632
11,875

22,459 7,725 5,528 5,939
16,007 6,380
12,341

22,423 7,500 5,272 5,562
16,343 6,406
12,182

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

9,234

9,362

9,704

9,727

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

214,870 100

221,632 100

227,807 100

228,163 101

December 1, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
31,136 24,683
5,045 1,194 34,371 8,027 3,834 7,993 18,585 8,460
23,064 7,645 5,394 5,881
16,710 6,771
12,614
10,023
231,430 100

December 8, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,568 24,309
4,674 1,194 35,564 7,221 3,532 7,744 18,569 7,733
21,251 6,669 5,226 5,560
15,325 6,074
11,448
8,845
221,506 100

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

State

November 3, 2018

November 10, 2018

Week ending

November 17, November 24,

2018

2018

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

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

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

21,519 19,908
5,043 739
25,632 4,772 3,353 4,707
15,232 5,425

22,735 20,111
3,892 1,301 25,614 4,489 3,480 7,194 15,423 5,637

21,661 21,483
5,472 1,327 25,169 5,389 3,006 5,784 14,228 4,729

December 1, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,485 21,870
5,432 1,358 26,323 6,114 3,144 5,039 14,666 5,417

December 8, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,014 22,059
4,759 1,358 26,758 5,802 3,163 5,409 15,212 5,798

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

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

17,273 4,564 3,941 4,484
12,936 5,309
10,180

17,679 4,390 3,824 4,134
12,943 5,418
9,937

17,137 4,349 3,936 4,804
11,904 4,892
10,580

17,734 4,399 4,034 4,325
12,973 5,161
10,373

17,395 4,759 4,059 4,855
12,953 6,107
11,038

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

7,213

7,215

6,950

7,188

7,252

7,790

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

173,781 99

172,232 98

175,151 98

173,038 99

178,099 100

182,288 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 12, 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