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 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