United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery

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August 15, 2018

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 228 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 11, 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 185 million chicks for meat production, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018

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

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

July 14, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,595 1,225
35,632 5,679

July 21, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,766 1,225
35,325 4,972

Week ending
July 28, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,446 1,225
35,179 5,730

August 4, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,513 1,225
34,987 5,630

August 11, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,408 1,225
35,067 5,249

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100 100
92

United States ......

230,959

228,090

229,027

229,128

229,428

227,816

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 15, 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

July 7, 2018

July 14, 2018

July 21, 2018

July 28, 2018

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

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

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

22,951 1,333
28,792 5,094

23,447 1,257
27,715 4,200

23,409 1,354
28,093 4,665

August 4, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,177 1,255
27,451 4,705

August 11, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,739 1,401
28,264 4,084

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 111 101
91

United States ......

186,318

186,886

185,585

186,849

184,143

185,152

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 15, 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

July 7, 2018

July 14, 2018

Week ending

July 21, 2018

July 28, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,821 24,570
4,757 1,225 35,680 7,881 3,712 8,194 18,802 8,605

30,595 24,571
4,679 1,225 35,632 8,020 3,712 8,190 18,284 8,590

30,766 24,779
4,889 1,225 35,325 7,859 3,556 8,193 18,166 8,620

30,446 24,738
4,915 1,225 35,179 7,963 3,712 8,222 18,077 8,357

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

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

21,518 7,497 5,771 5,679
16,091 6,423
12,301

22,206 7,847 5,812 4,972
16,031 6,425
12,781

22,097 8,003 5,758 5,730
16,275 6,439
12,665

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

9,413

9,312

9,575

9,327

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

230,959 102

228,090 101

229,027 101

229,128 101

August 4, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,513 24,588
4,890 1,225 34,987 7,815 3,712 8,228 18,384 8,707
22,638 7,684 5,550 5,630
16,500 6,440
12,360
9,577
229,428 101

August 11, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,408 24,705
4,889 1,225 35,067 7,870 3,705 8,198 18,208 8,616
22,090 7,672 5,713 5,249
15,895 6,422
12,714
9,170
227,816 101

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

State

July 7, 2018

July 14, 2018

Week ending

July 21, 2018

July 28, 2018

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

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

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 28,792 5,904 3,395 6,264 15,331 5,854

23,447 21,830
5,592 1,257 27,715 6,837 3,249 5,536 15,242 6,284

23,409 22,139
4,841 1,354 28,093 6,755 3,300 6,028 15,648 6,161

August 4, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,177 23,335
5,415 1,255 27,451 6,444 3,029 5,438 15,245 6,130

August 11, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,739 23,306
5,724 1,401 28,264 5,958 3,257 5,340 14,844 6,425

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

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

17,829 4,500 4,303 5,094
13,894 5,626
10,734

18,390 4,833 4,228 4,200
13,819 5,145
10,771

18,236 4,923 4,136 4,665
13,589 6,016
10,289

18,329 3,440 4,184 4,705
13,353 5,366
10,486

17,864 3,586 4,144 4,084
12,927 5,482
11,213

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

7,781

7,766

7,210

7,267

7,361

7,594

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

186,318 102

186,886 102

185,585 102

186,849 102

184,143 100

185,152 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 15, 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