Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 July 18

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 18, 2018

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 228 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 14, 2018. This is up 1 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 9, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,608 1,225
35,741 5,439

June 16, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,569 1,225
35,699 5,647

June 23, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,614 1,225
35,854 5,505

Week ending
June 30, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,758 1,225
35,292 5,630

July 7, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,850 1,225
35,680 5,738

July 14, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,775 1,225
35,632 5,679

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 109 100
97

United States ......

231,275

229,747

229,954

228,975

231,582

228,097

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 18, 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 9, 2018

June 16, 2018

June 23, 2018

June 30, 2018

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

24,876 1,233
27,434 4,743

23,996 1,359
26,170 5,150

24,000 1,287
27,325 5,083

23,199 1,528
28,182 5,345

July 7, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,917 1,389
26,793 5,400

July 14, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,109 1,333
28,602 5,099

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 99
102 93

United States ......

187,611

186,908

188,941

187,638

186,234

186,484

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 18, 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 9, 2018

June 16, 2018

Week ending

June 23, 2018

June 30, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

30,608 24,668
5,164 1,225 35,741 7,760 3,651 8,240 18,710 8,841

30,569 24,465
4,941 1,225 35,699 8,049 3,621 8,230 17,663 8,742

30,614 24,524
4,691 1,225 35,854 7,761 3,621 8,229 18,589 8,687

30,758 24,303
5,047 1,225 35,292 7,895 3,440 8,193 18,511 8,712

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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

22,369 7,522 5,949 5,505
17,046 6,333
12,200

21,967 7,654 5,712 5,630
16,862 6,289
12,053

Other States .......................................

9,592

9,571

9,235

9,432

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

231,275 102

229,747 103

229,954 102

228,975 102

July 7, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,850 24,570
4,990 1,225 35,680 7,881 3,712 8,223 18,802 8,605
22,203 8,113 5,726 5,738
16,853 6,423
12,492
9,496
231,582 102

July 14, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,775 24,679
4,743 1,225 35,632 8,020 3,712 8,190 18,284 8,590
21,216 7,497 5,718 5,679
16,091 6,423
12,299
9,324
228,097 101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018

State

June 9, 2018

June 16, 2018

Week ending

June 23, 2018

June 30, 2018

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

23,199 23,288
6,060 1,528 28,182 6,074 3,205 5,496 15,366 6,309

July 7, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,917 23,762
4,457 1,389 26,793 6,247 3,239 6,175 14,409 5,571

July 14, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,109 22,339
4,635 1,333 28,602 5,904 3,395 6,555 15,331 5,853

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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
10,998

17,881 3,788 4,259 5,345
13,581 5,481
10,869

18,347 4,053 4,295 5,400
13,460 5,956
10,984

17,861 4,500 4,273 5,099
13,880 5,554
10,719

Other States .......................................

7,565

7,647

7,566

7,727

7,780

7,542

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

187,611 102

186,908 102

188,941 103

187,638 102

186,234 102

186,484 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 18, 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