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