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

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September 6, 2018

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 221 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 1, 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 185 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 28, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,446 1,225
35,179 5,844

August 4, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,571 1,225
34,987 5,759

August 11, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,235 1,225
35,067 5,337

Week ending
August 18, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,564 1,225
33,468 5,980

August 25, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,922 1,225
34,158 5,826

September 1, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,894 1,178
34,283 5,405

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 96
100 95

United States ......

228,893

229,384

227,117

226,900

224,974

220,947

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 6, 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 28, 2018

August 4, 2018

August 11, 2018

August 18, 2018

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

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

23,409 1,354
28,092 4,719

23,177 1,255
27,455 4,787

23,802 1,405
28,203 4,573

23,190 1,249
27,318 5,034

August 25, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,732 1,374
27,348 5,154

September 1, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,864 1,446
27,926 4,911

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 110 101
86

United States ......

187,006

184,393

185,810

184,718

186,600

184,550

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 6, 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 28, 2018

August 4, 2018

Week ending

August 11, 2018

August 18, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,446 24,738
4,915 1,225 35,179 7,963 3,712 8,222 17,850 8,357

30,571 24,704
4,890 1,225 34,987 7,815 3,712 8,228 18,384 8,707

30,235 24,705
4,889 1,225 35,067 7,870 3,705 8,198 18,208 8,616

30,564 24,581
4,890 1,225 33,468 7,822 3,618 8,207 18,205 8,523

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

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

22,186 7,859 5,886 5,980
15,823 6,410
12,209

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

9,297

9,530

9,264

9,444

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

228,893 101

229,384 101

227,117 101

226,900 100

August 25, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,922 24,428
4,653 1,225 34,158 7,792 3,707 8,199 17,225 8,528
22,147 7,694 5,473 5,826
15,969 6,410
11,084
9,534
224,974 100

September 1, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,894 24,365
4,635 1,178 34,283 7,510 3,554 8,128 18,117 8,474
21,192 7,510 5,595 5,405
13,629 6,247
11,875
9,356
220,947 100

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

State

July 28, 2018

August 4, 2018

Week ending

August 11, 2018

August 18, 2018

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

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

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

23,802 23,305
5,724 1,405 28,203 5,959 3,256 5,340 14,846 6,422

23,190 23,099
4,997 1,249 27,318 6,299 3,387 6,710 14,659 6,276

August 25, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,732 21,899
5,382 1,374 27,348 5,919 3,240 6,141 15,160 7,014

September 1, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,864 23,149
5,469 1,446 27,926 6,016 3,276 5,892 14,929 6,089

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

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
11,183

17,971 3,507 4,225 5,034
13,165 5,398
10,735

17,474 4,378 3,923 5,154
13,455 5,742
11,694

17,626 3,899 4,062 4,911
13,026 5,942
10,499

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

7,286

7,366

7,642

7,499

7,571

7,529

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

187,006 102

184,393 100

185,810 101

184,718 100

186,600 101

184,550 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 6, 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