Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 July 5

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 5, 2018

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 230 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 30, 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 187 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....

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

June 9, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,608 1,225
35,741 5,439

Week ending
June 16, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,603 1,225
35,572 5,647

June 23, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,752 1,225
35,728 5,505

June 30, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,817 1,225
35,350 5,625

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 102
97

United States ......

231,000

233,100

231,209

229,702

230,643

229,998

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 5, 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 26, 2018

June 2, 2018

June 9, 2018

June 16, 2018

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

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

22,789 1,450
27,014 5,062

22,848 1,317
27,916 4,239

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

23,996 1,359
26,171 5,150

June 23, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,942 1,289
27,375 5,083

June 30, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,111 1,530
27,886 5,123

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 116 101
96

United States ......

185,408

185,415

187,619

186,875

189,011

187,406

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 5, 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 26, 2018

June 2, 2018

Week ending

June 9, 2018

June 16, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

30,603 24,465
4,941 1,225 35,572 8,049 3,621 8,230 17,663 8,742

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

22,684 7,891 5,985 5,719
16,686 6,466
12,538

22,674 7,753 5,866 5,718
16,832 6,335
12,576

22,227 7,843 5,798 5,439
16,745 6,295
12,662

22,497 7,625 5,695 5,647
16,652 6,335
12,557

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

9,462

9,793

9,592

9,583

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

231,000 102

233,100 104

231,209 102

229,702 103

June 23, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,752 24,322
5,195 1,225 35,728 7,761 3,621 8,229 18,589 8,687
22,374 7,522 5,917 5,505
17,046 6,333
12,475
9,362
230,643 103

June 30, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,817 24,303
5,047 1,225 35,350 7,894 3,440 8,227 18,511 8,712
22,294 7,654 5,699 5,625
16,862 6,289
12,711
9,338
229,998 103

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

State

May 26, 2018

June 2, 2018

Week ending

June 9, 2018

June 16, 2018

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

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

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 5,425 15,423 6,512

24,876 22,274
5,696 1,233 27,434 5,991 3,092 5,840 15,508 6,265

23,996 23,548
5,663 1,359 26,171 6,001 3,159 5,082 15,444 6,485

June 23, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,942 24,207
5,147 1,289 27,375 6,574 3,205 6,608 15,550 6,309

June 30, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,111 23,273
5,613 1,530 27,886 6,307 3,205 6,202 15,366 6,312

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

18,465 4,526 4,198 5,062
13,319 5,451
11,410

18,150 4,072 4,143 4,239
13,289 6,202
11,601

19,064 4,763 4,176 4,743
13,400 5,272
10,355

18,266 3,370 4,274 5,150
13,691 5,926
11,664

18,328 3,107 4,290 5,083
13,809 5,494
11,117

17,753 4,049 4,151 5,123
13,548 5,275
10,940

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

7,415

7,214

7,637

7,626

7,577

7,762

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

185,408 102

185,415 102

187,619 102

186,875 102

189,011 103

187,406 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 5, 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