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