Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 June 27

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

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