Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 August 1

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

August 1, 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 28, 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 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....

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

July 7, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,821 1,225
35,680 5,738

Week ending
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

July 28, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,402 1,225
35,179 5,730

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 102 103

United States ......

230,310

228,471

231,221

228,717

228,896

228,630

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 1, 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 23, 2018

June 30, 2018

July 7, 2018

July 14, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

22,951 1,333
28,795 5,094

July 21, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,404 1,257
27,760 4,199

July 28, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,596 1,354
27,666 4,665

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 109
98 90

United States ......

188,994

187,646

186,318

186,824

185,265

186,714

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 1, 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 23, 2018

June 30, 2018

Week ending

July 7, 2018

July 14, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

30,821 24,570
4,990 1,225 35,680 7,881 3,712 8,223 18,802 8,605

30,896 24,679
4,743 1,225 35,632 8,020 3,712 8,190 18,284 8,590

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

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

22,204 8,113 5,544 5,738
16,853 6,422
12,425

21,518 7,497 5,915 5,679
16,091 6,423
12,299

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

9,521

9,382

9,413

9,324

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

230,310 103

228,471 102

231,221 102

228,717 101

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
22,206 7,847 5,738 5,419
16,031 6,425
12,604
9,564
228,896 101

July 28, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,402 24,738
4,725 1,225 35,179 7,963 3,712 8,195 18,077 8,357
21,887 8,003 5,750 5,730
16,275 6,439
12,466
9,507
228,630 101

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

State

June 23, 2018

June 30, 2018

Week ending

July 7, 2018

July 14, 2018

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

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

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 5,999 14,409 5,571

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 21,830
5,153 1,257 27,760 6,864 3,249 5,826 15,242 6,284

July 28, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,596 22,140
4,902 1,354 27,666 6,774 3,300 6,038 15,648 6,160

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

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

17,882 3,788 4,259 5,345
13,581 5,746
10,869

18,340 4,053 4,426 5,400
13,460 5,963
10,928

17,832 4,500 4,289 5,094
13,894 5,581
10,717

18,393 4,833 4,195 4,199
13,819 5,145
10,611

18,301 4,923 4,128 4,665
13,584 6,099
10,169

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

7,578

7,727

7,781

7,773

7,201

7,267

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

188,994 103

187,646 102

186,318 102

186,824 102

185,265 102

186,714 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 1, 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