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 19, 2018
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 225 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 15, 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 82.1 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 183 million chicks for meat production, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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
November 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,842 1,194
34,934 5,562
Week ending
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
December 15, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,946 1,194
35,540 5,469
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 97
101 98
United States ......
221,607
227,787
228,392
231,613
221,531
225,464
99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 19, 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 10, 2018
November 17, 2018
November 24, 2018
December 1, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,519 739
25,632 4,484
22,735 1,301
25,614 4,134
21,661 1,327
25,169 4,804
22,485 1,360
26,323 4,325
December 8, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,014 1,358
26,741 4,893
December 15, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,151 1,341
26,358 5,466
Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 107
96 132
United States ......
172,226
175,176
173,055
178,187
182,443
183,281
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 19, 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 10, 2018
November 17, 2018
Week ending
November 24, 2018
December 1, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
30,842 24,815
4,696 1,194 34,934 7,873 3,653 7,994 18,569 8,375
31,136 24,683
5,045 1,194 34,371 8,027 3,834 7,993 18,585 8,460
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
22,058 7,837 5,080 5,616
15,994 5,632
11,875
22,439 7,725 5,528 5,939
16,007 6,380
12,341
22,423 7,500 5,319 5,562
16,343 6,406
12,182
23,064 7,645 5,577 5,881
16,710 6,771
12,614
Other States .......................................
9,362
9,704
9,712
10,023
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
221,607 100
227,787 100
228,392 101
231,613 100
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
December 15, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,946 24,559
4,895 1,194 35,540 7,702 3,774 7,582 18,553 8,172
21,251 6,669 5,251 5,560
15,325 6,074
22,092 7,283 5,312 5,469
14,387 6,424
11,448
11,763
8,845
9,817
221,531 100
225,464 99
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018
State
November 10, 2018
November 17, 2018
Week ending
November 24, 2018
December 1, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
5,765 1,327 25,169 5,389 3,006 5,537 14,228 4,729
22,485 21,870
5,449 1,360 26,323 6,118 3,144 5,189 14,666 5,417
December 8, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,014 22,062
4,993 1,358 26,741 5,802 3,163 5,396 15,212 5,798
December 15, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,151 22,699
5,246 1,341 26,358 6,204 3,167 6,123 15,460 6,316
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,267 4,564 3,941 4,484
12,936 5,309
10,180
17,704 4,390 3,824 4,134
12,943 5,418
9,937
17,137 4,349 3,928 4,804
11,904 4,829
10,627
17,711 4,399 4,037 4,325
12,973 5,136
10,315
17,496 4,759 4,104 4,893
12,937 5,887
11,038
17,641 3,897 4,041 5,466
13,019 5,287
10,087
Other States .......................................
7,215
6,950
7,183
7,270
7,790
7,778
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,226 98
175,176 98
173,055 99
178,187 100
182,443 99
183,281 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 19, 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