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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June 27, 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 June 23, 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 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 189 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....
May 19, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
31,301 1,224
35,243 5,675
May 26, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
31,240 1,225
33,672 5,719
June 2, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
31,199 1,224
35,351 5,718
Week ending
June 9, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,608 1,225
35,741 5,439
June 16, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,603 1,225
35,572 5,647
June 23, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,704 1,225
35,728 5,505
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 101
96
United States ......
231,973
230,931
232,863
231,143
229,762
230,906
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 27, 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
May 19, 2018
May 26, 2018
June 2, 2018
June 9, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,296 1,508
28,726 4,825
22,789 1,450
27,014 5,062
22,848 1,317
27,916 4,239
24,876 1,233
27,434 4,743
June 16, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,996 1,359
26,171 5,150
June 23, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
24,376 1,289
26,937 5,084
Percent of previous year
(percent)
109 86 95
115
United States ......
185,416
185,401
185,408
187,648
186,707
188,621
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 27, 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
May 19, 2018
May 26, 2018
Week ending
June 2, 2018
June 9, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
31,301 24,937
5,280 1,224 35,243 7,795 3,621 8,259 18,700 8,721
31,240 24,942
5,280 1,225 33,672 7,982 3,621 8,257 18,506 8,844
31,199 25,083
5,280 1,224 35,351 8,117 3,621 8,247 18,589 8,842
30,608 24,668
5,164 1,225 35,741 7,760 3,651 8,240 18,710 8,841
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
22,733 7,804 5,758 5,675
16,455 6,256
12,619
22,615 7,891 5,985 5,719
16,686 6,466
12,538
22,605 7,753 5,698 5,718
16,832 6,335
12,576
22,168 7,843 5,798 5,439
16,745 6,295
12,662
Other States .......................................
9,592
9,462
9,793
9,585
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
231,973 103
230,931 102
232,863 104
231,143 102
June 16, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,603 24,465
4,941 1,225 35,572 8,049 3,621 8,230 17,663 8,742
22,428 7,625 5,824 5,647
16,652 6,335
12,557
9,583
229,762 103
June 23, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,704 24,438
5,195 1,225 35,728 7,761 3,621 8,229 18,672 8,687
22,306 7,522 5,828 5,505
17,045 6,333
12,475
9,632
230,906 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018
State
May 19, 2018
May 26, 2018
Week ending
June 2, 2018
June 9, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,296 20,608
5,572 1,508 28,726 6,152 2,828 6,680 15,201 6,592
22,789 22,782
5,992 1,450 27,014 6,353 2,765 5,191 15,391 5,835
22,848 22,190
5,772 1,317 27,916 6,032 3,070 5,426 15,423 6,512
24,876 22,274
5,696 1,233 27,434 5,991 3,092 5,840 15,508 6,265
June 16, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,996 23,548
5,663 1,359 26,171 5,899 3,159 5,082 15,444 6,485
June 23, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
24,376 24,157
5,147 1,289 26,937 6,471 3,205 6,607 15,566 6,310
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
18,269 5,019 4,056 4,825
13,652 4,506
11,263
18,458 4,526 4,198 5,062
13,319 5,451
11,410
18,139 4,072 4,130 4,239
13,289 6,268
11,571
19,093 4,763 4,176 4,743
13,400 5,272
10,355
18,195 3,370 4,274 5,150
13,691 5,926
11,664
18,232 3,107 4,151 5,084
13,766 5,495
11,122
Other States .......................................
7,663
7,415
7,194
7,637
7,631
7,599
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
185,416 103
185,401 102
185,408 102
187,648 102
186,707 102
188,621 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 27, 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