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 8, 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 August 4, 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 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.... 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 July 14, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,595 1,225 35,632 5,679 Week ending 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 August 4, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,513 1,225 34,987 5,630 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 101 100 97 United States ...... 228,462 230,959 228,234 229,374 228,929 229,362 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 8, 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 30, 2018 July 7, 2018 July 14, 2018 July 21, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 23,199 1,528 28,182 5,345 23,917 1,389 26,793 5,400 22,951 1,333 28,795 5,094 23,447 1,257 27,713 4,199 July 28, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,409 1,354 28,093 4,665 August 4, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,074 1,255 27,457 4,704 Percent of previous year (percent) 104 99 98 96 United States ...... 187,757 186,318 186,824 185,382 186,729 184,312 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 8, 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 30, 2018 July 7, 2018 Week ending July 14, 2018 July 21, 2018 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 30,758 24,353 4,517 1,225 35,292 7,895 3,440 8,164 18,511 8,712 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 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,967 7,654 5,758 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 12,301 22,206 7,847 5,900 5,419 16,031 6,425 12,604 Other States ....................................... 9,382 9,413 9,312 9,564 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 228,462 102 230,959 102 228,234 101 229,374 101 July 28, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,446 24,738 4,915 1,225 35,179 7,963 3,712 8,222 18,077 8,357 22,097 8,003 5,758 5,730 16,275 6,439 12,466 9,327 228,929 101 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 22,529 7,684 5,712 5,630 16,500 6,440 12,241 9,577 229,362 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018 State June 30, 2018 July 7, 2018 Week ending July 14, 2018 July 21, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 23,447 21,830 5,592 1,257 27,713 6,836 3,249 5,536 15,242 6,284 July 28, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,409 22,139 5,071 1,354 28,093 6,755 3,300 5,714 15,648 6,161 August 4, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 23,074 23,346 5,488 1,255 27,457 6,445 3,029 5,423 15,355 6,130 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 17,882 3,788 4,421 5,345 13,581 5,627 10,982 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 18,236 4,923 4,136 4,665 13,589 6,099 10,170 18,454 3,440 4,219 4,704 13,382 5,328 10,410 Other States ....................................... 7,682 7,781 7,773 7,201 7,267 7,373 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 187,757 102 186,318 102 186,824 102 185,382 102 186,729 102 184,312 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 8, 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