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 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