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