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 July 11, 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 July 7, 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 186 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.... June 2, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 31,199 1,224 35,351 5,718 June 9, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,608 1,225 35,741 5,439 June 16, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,603 1,225 35,699 5,647 Week ending June 23, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,665 1,225 35,728 5,505 June 30, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,758 1,225 35,292 5,630 July 7, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,855 1,225 35,680 5,738 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 103 102 101 United States ...... 233,100 231,275 229,781 230,588 229,527 232,155 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 11, 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 June 2, 2018 June 9, 2018 June 16, 2018 June 23, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,848 1,317 27,916 4,239 24,876 1,233 27,434 4,743 23,996 1,359 26,170 5,150 24,000 1,287 27,325 5,083 June 30, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,199 1,529 28,184 5,346 July 7, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,972 1,390 26,790 5,400 Percent of previous year (percent) 106 103 98 102 United States ...... 185,415 187,611 186,908 189,060 187,715 186,232 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 11, 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 June 2, 2018 June 9, 2018 Week ending June 16, 2018 June 23, 2018 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 30,603 24,465 4,941 1,225 35,699 8,049 3,621 8,230 17,663 8,742 30,665 24,322 5,195 1,225 35,728 7,761 3,621 8,229 18,589 8,687 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 22,674 7,753 5,866 5,718 16,832 6,335 12,576 22,227 7,843 5,864 5,439 16,745 6,295 12,662 22,466 7,625 5,690 5,647 16,652 6,335 12,557 22,374 7,522 5,949 5,505 17,046 6,333 12,475 Other States ....................................... 9,793 9,592 9,571 9,362 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 233,100 104 231,275 102 229,781 103 230,588 103 June 30, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,758 24,303 5,047 1,225 35,292 7,895 3,440 8,193 18,511 8,712 22,005 7,654 5,756 5,630 16,862 6,289 12,630 9,325 229,527 103 July 7, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,855 24,570 4,990 1,225 35,680 7,881 3,712 8,223 18,802 8,605 22,212 8,113 5,811 5,738 16,853 6,423 12,966 9,496 232,155 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018 State June 2, 2018 June 9, 2018 Week ending June 16, 2018 June 23, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,848 22,190 5,772 1,317 27,916 6,032 3,070 5,425 15,423 6,512 24,876 22,274 5,696 1,233 27,434 5,991 3,092 5,841 15,508 6,265 23,996 23,548 5,663 1,359 26,170 6,003 3,159 5,084 15,444 6,485 24,000 24,207 5,147 1,287 27,325 6,572 3,205 6,607 15,550 6,310 June 30, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,199 23,289 6,060 1,529 28,184 6,070 3,205 5,496 15,366 6,313 July 7, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,972 23,752 4,457 1,390 26,790 6,247 3,239 6,175 14,409 5,571 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 18,150 4,072 4,143 4,239 13,289 6,202 11,601 19,064 4,763 4,271 4,743 13,400 5,218 10,377 18,264 3,370 4,283 5,150 13,691 5,926 11,666 18,338 3,107 4,336 5,083 13,809 5,494 11,117 17,881 3,788 4,251 5,346 13,583 5,481 10,944 18,354 4,053 4,208 5,400 13,434 5,956 11,030 Other States ....................................... 7,214 7,565 7,647 7,566 7,730 7,795 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 185,415 102 187,611 102 186,908 102 189,060 103 187,715 102 186,232 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 11, 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