Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 July 25

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 25, 2018

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 229 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 21, 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 185 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 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

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

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

July 14, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,896 1,225
35,632 5,679

July 21, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,707 1,225
35,325 5,419

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 103 101
94

United States ......

229,818

230,310

228,471

231,494

228,283

228,586

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 25, 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 16, 2018

June 23, 2018

June 30, 2018

July 7, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

23,917 1,389
26,793 5,400

July 14, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,951 1,333
28,795 5,094

July 21, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,404 1,257
27,764 4,199

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 78
100 101

United States ......

186,940

188,994

187,645

186,212

186,855

185,312

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 25, 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 16, 2018

June 23, 2018

Week ending

June 30, 2018

July 7, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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
4,593 1,225 35,292 7,895 3,440 8,193 18,511 8,712

30,850 24,570
4,990 1,225 35,680 7,881 3,712 8,223 18,802 8,605

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

22,466 7,625 5,761 5,647
16,652 6,335
12,557

22,369 7,522 6,019 5,505
17,046 6,333
12,200

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

22,203 8,113 5,638 5,738
16,853 6,423
12,492

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

9,571

9,521

9,382

9,496

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

229,818 103

230,310 103

228,471 102

231,494 102

July 14, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,896 24,679
4,743 1,225 35,632 8,020 3,712 8,190 18,284 8,590
21,216 7,497 5,783 5,679
16,091 6,423
12,299
9,324
228,283 101

July 21, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,707 24,779
4,637 1,225 35,325 7,859 3,556 8,188 18,166 8,620
21,905 7,849 5,726 5,419
16,031 6,425
12,605
9,564
228,586 101

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

State

June 16, 2018

June 23, 2018

Week ending

June 30, 2018

July 7, 2018

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

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

23,996 23,548
5,663 1,359 26,170 6,003 3,159 5,083 15,444 6,485

24,000 24,207
5,147 1,287 27,325 6,572 3,205 6,608 15,550 6,310

23,199 23,288
6,116 1,528 28,182 6,074 3,205 5,182 15,366 6,309

23,917 23,762
4,695 1,389 26,793 6,193 3,239 5,998 14,409 5,571

July 14, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,951 22,348
4,968 1,333 28,795 5,904 3,395 6,265 15,331 5,854

July 21, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,404 21,570
5,153 1,257 27,764 6,864 3,249 5,826 15,242 6,284

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

18,264 3,370 4,200 5,150
13,691 6,011
11,691

18,338 3,107 4,222 5,083
13,809 5,693
10,953

17,881 3,788 4,259 5,345
13,581 5,746
10,869

18,347 4,053 4,295 5,400
13,460 5,927
10,984

17,863 4,500 4,289 5,094
13,894 5,581
10,717

18,462 5,088 4,178 4,199
13,817 5,145
10,609

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

7,653

7,578

7,727

7,780

7,773

7,201

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

186,940 102

188,994 103

187,645 102

186,212 102

186,855 102

185,312 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 25, 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