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 29, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 226 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 25, 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 187 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... July 21, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,766 1,225 35,325 5,537 July 28, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,446 1,225 35,179 5,844 August 4, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,513 1,225 34,987 5,759 Week ending August 11, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,408 1,225 35,067 5,337 August 18, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,491 1,225 33,468 5,980 August 25, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,831 1,225 34,158 5,826 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 100 97 103 United States ...... 229,672 228,893 229,210 227,298 227,072 225,763 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 29, 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 21, 2018 July 28, 2018 August 4, 2018 August 11, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 23,447 1,257 27,715 4,260 23,409 1,354 28,092 4,719 23,177 1,255 27,455 4,787 23,739 1,405 28,257 4,573 August 18, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,097 1,249 27,389 5,034 August 25, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,681 1,374 27,333 5,153 Percent of previous year (percent) 110 104 95 126 United States ...... 185,717 187,006 184,393 185,567 184,629 186,660 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 29, 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 21, 2018 July 28, 2018 Week ending August 4, 2018 August 11, 2018 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 30,408 24,705 4,889 1,225 35,067 7,870 3,705 8,198 18,208 8,616 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 22,206 7,847 5,892 5,537 16,031 6,425 12,781 21,974 8,005 5,787 5,844 16,275 6,439 12,665 22,537 7,684 5,351 5,759 16,500 6,440 12,360 22,335 7,672 5,348 5,337 15,874 6,422 12,147 Other States ....................................... 9,575 9,297 9,530 9,272 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 229,672 101 228,893 101 229,210 101 227,298 101 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 22,186 7,859 6,131 5,980 15,823 6,410 12,209 9,444 227,072 100 August 25, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,831 24,428 4,801 1,225 34,158 7,792 3,707 8,199 17,225 8,528 22,168 7,694 5,618 5,826 15,969 6,410 11,639 9,545 225,763 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018 State July 21, 2018 July 28, 2018 Week ending August 4, 2018 August 11, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 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 23,099 4,997 1,249 27,389 6,299 3,387 6,710 14,659 6,276 August 25, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,681 21,899 5,572 1,374 27,333 5,920 3,240 5,978 15,159 7,014 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 18,390 4,833 4,290 4,260 13,819 5,136 10,787 18,234 4,923 4,140 4,719 13,589 6,022 10,367 18,329 3,440 4,266 4,787 13,353 5,404 10,525 17,861 3,586 4,286 4,573 12,927 5,490 10,949 17,971 3,507 4,158 5,034 13,165 5,398 10,735 17,479 4,379 4,017 5,153 13,457 5,741 11,663 Other States ....................................... 7,214 7,286 7,366 7,642 7,499 7,601 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 185,717 102 187,006 102 184,393 100 185,567 101 184,629 100 186,660 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 29, 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