Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 December 19

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