Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 May 23

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

May 23, 2018

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 19, 2018. This is up 3 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 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 186 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

April 14, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,122 1,225
35,838 5,702

April 21, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,254 1,225
35,466 5,691

April 28, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,426 1,225
35,316 5,737

Week ending
May 5, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,612 1,225
35,285 5,784

May 12, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,124 1,225
35,335 5,655

May 19, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,876 1,224
35,471 5,675

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 101
97

United States ......

229,895

230,414

230,594

230,742

229,811

231,931

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 23, 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

April 14, 2018

April 21, 2018

April 28, 2018

May 5, 2018

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

23,631 1,319
27,427 4,421

22,554 1,274
27,174 4,942

22,642 1,379
26,475 5,631

22,633 1,606
27,325 5,161

May 12, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,810 1,521
27,641 5,158

May 19, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,356 1,508
28,725 4,823

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 114 106
92

United States ......

182,145

182,882

183,660

184,615

185,443

185,602

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 23, 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

April 14, 2018

April 21, 2018

Week ending

April 28, 2018

May 5, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

30,122 24,056
5,233 1,225 35,838 7,819 3,712 8,224 18,414 8,132

30,254 24,668
5,278 1,225 35,466 7,791 3,591 8,251 18,579 8,038

30,426 24,492
5,280 1,225 35,316 7,929 3,500 8,248 18,579 8,327

30,612 24,883
5,280 1,225 35,285 7,872 3,470 8,238 18,782 8,689

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

22,898 7,518 6,092 5,702
16,111 6,323
12,895

22,965 7,756 6,050 5,691
16,148 6,191
12,718

22,777 7,786 5,716 5,737
16,226 6,225
13,121

22,834 7,769 5,715 5,784
16,243 6,207
12,336

Other States .......................................

9,581

9,754

9,684

9,518

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

229,895 104

230,414 103

230,594 104

230,742 103

May 12, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,124 24,680
5,280 1,225 35,335 7,800 3,637 8,253 18,701 8,366
22,768 7,606 5,637 5,655
16,361 6,319
12,409
9,655
229,811 103

May 19, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,876 24,937
5,270 1,224 35,471 7,795 3,621 8,259 18,700 8,721
22,748 7,804 5,847 5,675
16,455 6,304
12,620
9,604
231,931 103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018

State

April 14, 2018

April 21, 2018

Week ending

April 28, 2018

May 5, 2018

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

23,631 22,277
4,719 1,319 27,427 6,407 2,813 6,105 15,202 5,508

22,554 21,991
5,531 1,274 27,174 5,959 2,647 5,848 15,194 5,598

22,642 24,125
5,572 1,379 26,475 5,978 2,994 6,464 15,191 5,326

22,633 22,890
4,692 1,606 27,325 6,375 2,989 6,623 15,114 5,516

May 12, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,810 21,024
5,680 1,521 27,641 6,304 2,997 5,444 15,316 5,656

May 19, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,356 20,617
5,818 1,508 28,725 6,139 2,828 6,289 15,225 6,592

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

18,441 3,256 3,939 4,421
13,332 5,834
10,646

17,995 3,946 3,860 4,942
13,576 5,532
11,559

18,247 2,301 4,070 5,631
13,404 5,215
11,147

17,929 3,456 4,105 5,161
13,254 5,647
11,637

17,773 5,544 4,199 5,158
13,407 5,749
11,220

18,294 5,019 4,062 4,823
13,634 4,684
11,256

Other States .......................................

6,868

7,702

7,499

7,663

8,000

7,733

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

182,145 101

182,882 101

183,660 101

184,615 102

185,443 102

185,602 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 23, 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