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