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