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
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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