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 31, 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 26, 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 185 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 May 5, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,459 1,225 35,285 5,784 Week ending May 12, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,124 1,225 35,335 5,655 May 19, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 32,991 1,224 35,471 5,675 May 26, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 32,937 1,225 33,534 5,719 Percent of previous year (percent) 109 100 95 100 United States ...... 230,414 230,594 230,826 229,811 234,100 232,249 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 31, 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 21, 2018 April 28, 2018 May 5, 2018 May 12, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,554 1,274 27,174 4,942 22,642 1,379 26,475 5,631 22,633 1,606 27,325 5,161 22,810 1,521 27,641 5,158 May 19, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,296 1,508 28,730 4,823 May 26, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,789 1,451 27,015 5,062 Percent of previous year (percent) 103 116 99 95 United States ...... 182,882 183,660 184,657 185,451 185,423 185,466 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 31, 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 21, 2018 April 28, 2018 Week ending May 5, 2018 May 12, 2018 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 30,459 24,883 5,280 1,225 35,285 7,872 3,470 8,238 18,782 8,689 30,124 24,680 5,280 1,225 35,335 7,800 3,637 8,253 18,701 8,366 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 5,909 5,784 16,243 6,255 12,336 22,768 7,606 5,637 5,655 16,361 6,319 12,409 Other States ....................................... 9,754 9,684 9,513 9,655 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 230,414 103 230,594 104 230,826 103 229,811 103 May 19, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 32,991 24,937 5,280 1,224 35,471 7,795 3,621 8,259 18,700 8,721 22,733 7,804 5,907 5,675 16,455 6,304 12,619 9,604 234,100 104 May 26, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 32,937 24,942 5,280 1,225 33,534 7,982 3,621 8,257 18,506 8,844 22,591 7,891 5,808 5,719 16,686 6,466 12,538 9,422 232,249 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018 State April 21, 2018 April 28, 2018 Week ending May 5, 2018 May 12, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 4,832 1,606 27,325 6,375 2,989 6,593 15,114 5,516 22,810 21,024 5,552 1,521 27,641 6,304 2,997 5,684 15,316 5,656 May 19, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,296 20,607 5,572 1,508 28,730 6,150 2,828 6,681 15,201 6,592 May 26, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,789 22,788 6,134 1,451 27,015 6,354 2,765 5,080 15,391 5,835 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 4,168 5,161 13,254 5,556 11,579 17,773 5,544 4,199 5,158 13,407 5,645 11,220 18,270 5,019 3,977 4,823 13,652 4,559 11,255 18,447 4,526 4,154 5,062 13,325 5,481 11,467 Other States ....................................... 7,702 7,499 7,681 8,000 7,703 7,402 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 182,882 101 183,660 101 184,657 102 185,451 102 185,423 103 185,466 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 31, 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