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