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 22, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 227 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 18, 2018. This is up slightly 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 184 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 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 5,419 July 28, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,446 1,225 35,179 5,730 Week ending 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 August 18, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,491 1,225 33,468 5,888 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 100 96 105 United States ...... 228,090 229,554 228,714 229,332 227,210 226,535 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 22, 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 14, 2018 July 21, 2018 July 28, 2018 August 4, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,951 1,333 28,792 5,094 23,447 1,257 27,715 4,200 23,409 1,354 28,092 4,665 23,177 1,255 27,455 4,704 August 11, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,739 1,405 28,257 4,486 August 18, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,097 1,248 27,389 4,969 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 93 99 103 United States ...... 186,886 185,657 186,952 184,273 185,480 184,334 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 22, 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 14, 2018 July 21, 2018 Week ending July 28, 2018 August 4, 2018 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 17,850 8,357 30,513 24,588 4,890 1,225 34,987 7,815 3,712 8,228 18,384 8,707 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,518 7,497 5,771 5,679 16,091 6,423 12,301 22,206 7,847 5,892 5,419 16,031 6,425 12,781 21,911 8,003 5,787 5,730 16,275 6,439 12,665 22,638 7,684 5,454 5,630 16,500 6,440 12,360 Other States ....................................... 9,312 9,575 9,297 9,577 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 228,090 101 229,554 101 228,714 101 229,332 101 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 22,335 7,672 5,348 5,249 15,874 6,422 12,147 9,272 227,210 101 August 18, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,491 24,581 4,890 1,225 33,468 7,822 3,618 8,207 18,205 8,523 22,184 7,859 5,709 5,888 15,823 6,410 12,209 9,423 226,535 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018 State July 14, 2018 July 21, 2018 Week ending July 28, 2018 August 4, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 5,535 15,242 6,284 23,409 22,139 4,841 1,354 28,092 6,755 3,300 6,028 15,648 6,160 23,177 23,335 5,415 1,255 27,455 6,444 3,029 5,438 15,245 6,130 August 11, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,739 23,305 5,724 1,405 28,257 5,959 3,256 5,340 14,846 6,422 August 18, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,097 22,614 4,622 1,248 27,389 6,298 3,101 7,049 14,659 6,276 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 17,829 4,500 4,303 5,094 13,894 5,626 10,734 18,390 4,833 4,290 4,200 13,819 5,136 10,787 18,234 4,923 4,140 4,665 13,589 6,022 10,367 18,329 3,440 4,307 4,704 13,353 5,366 10,487 17,861 3,586 4,286 4,486 12,927 5,490 10,949 17,966 4,014 4,184 4,969 13,171 5,422 10,735 Other States ....................................... 7,766 7,214 7,286 7,364 7,642 7,520 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 186,886 102 185,657 102 186,952 102 184,273 100 185,480 101 184,334 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 22, 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