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 6, 2018
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 231 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 1, 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 82.3 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 178 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
October 27, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,342 1,100
33,204 5,483
November 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
28,798 1,147
33,205 4,976
November 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,051 1,194
33,575 5,616
Week ending
November 17, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,532 1,194
34,890 5,939
November 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,622 1,194
34,648 5,562
December 1, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
31,136 1,194
34,371 5,881
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 97 97
100
United States ......
217,332
214,870
221,710
226,218
227,933
230,688
99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 6, 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
October 27, 2018
November 3, 2018
November 10, 2018
November 17, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,526 741
26,984 4,151
22,886 828
26,330 4,889
21,519 739
25,632 4,484
22,735 1,301
25,614 4,134
November 24, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,661 1,328
25,180 4,804
December 1, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,485 1,358
26,332 4,325
Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 95 97 97
United States ......
173,906
173,781
172,232
175,151
173,059
178,133
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 6, 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
October 27, 2018
November 3, 2018
Week ending
November 10, November 17,
2018
2018
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,342 23,340
4,667 1,100 33,204 6,290 3,833 8,013 18,497 8,222
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 33,575 7,829 3,562 7,863 17,659 7,711
30,532 24,415
4,722 1,194 34,890 7,740 3,668 7,939 18,367 8,567
November 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,622 24,815
4,696 1,194 34,648 7,873 3,653 7,986 18,569 8,375
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
22,079 6,053 5,198 5,483
15,955 6,142
11,217
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 5,888 5,528 5,939
16,007 6,380
12,341
22,405 7,500 5,306 5,562
16,343 6,406
12,303
Other States .......................................
8,697
9,234
9,362
9,642
9,677
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
217,332 99
214,870 100
221,710 100
226,218 99
227,933 101
December 1, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
31,136 24,683
4,701 1,194 34,371 8,027 3,834 7,993 18,584 8,460
23,146 7,645 5,262 5,881
16,710 6,771
12,178
10,112
230,688 99
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018
State
October 27, 2018
November 3, 2018
Week ending
November 10, November 17,
2018
2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,526 22,292
4,850 741
26,984 5,952 2,856 5,233
14,378 5,932
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
November 24, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,661 21,483
4,469 1,328 25,180 5,389 3,006 6,929 14,228 4,731
December 1, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,485 21,805
4,570 1,358 26,332 6,114 3,143 5,412 14,662 5,421
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,364 3,374 3,955 4,151
12,235 5,624
10,269
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
17,048 4,349 3,938 4,804
11,904 4,892
10,608
18,171 4,399 3,945 4,325
13,031 5,299
10,443
Other States .......................................
7,190
7,213
7,215
6,950
7,112
7,218
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
173,906 100
173,781 99
172,232 98
175,151 98
173,059 99
178,133 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 6, 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