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