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