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) 713-5400 www.nass.usda.gov October 23, 2019 Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 3 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 222 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 19, 2019, up 3 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.5 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 6 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 183 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 19, 2019, up 6 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through October 19, 2019 for the United States were 7.82 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019 State September 14, September 21, September 28, 2019 2019 2019 Week ending October 5, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 32,208 1,147 34,621 5,535 31,506 1,163 33,985 5,965 32,091 1,178 34,778 5,740 30,098 1,163 33,480 5,516 United States ...... 221,128 226,301 226,961 219,081 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 23, 2019. October 12, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,598 1,163 33,013 5,505 219,961 October 19, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,497 1,163 34,255 5,727 222,376 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 105 105 97 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019 State September 14, September 21, September 28, 2019 2019 2019 Week ending October 5, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 24,280 1,169 27,394 5,617 24,921 1,246 26,500 5,731 23,683 1,254 28,229 4,573 22,695 1,256 28,085 4,972 United States ...... 186,145 186,724 182,927 178,223 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 23, 2019. October 12, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 21,722 1,285 28,355 4,521 181,494 October 19, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,474 1,313 27,838 4,723 182,857 Percent of previous year (percent) 106 189 112 97 106 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: 2019 State September 14, 2019 September 21, 2019 Week ending September 28, 2019 October 5, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 32,208 19,684 4,778 1,147 34,621 7,314 3,688 7,245 17,191 8,497 31,506 23,271 4,778 1,163 33,985 7,208 3,577 7,977 17,621 8,063 32,091 24,267 4,657 1,178 34,778 7,359 3,879 7,869 17,289 7,654 30,098 22,557 5,034 1,163 33,480 7,199 3,295 7,870 15,641 8,387 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 23,141 6,658 5,569 5,535 16,876 6,349 11,048 22,994 7,394 5,527 5,965 17,473 6,349 11,104 22,945 7,610 5,092 5,740 16,573 6,160 12,407 22,712 7,760 5,714 5,516 16,110 5,635 11,591 Other States ........................................ 9,579 10,346 9,413 9,319 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 221,128 104 226,301 102 226,961 106 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 23, 2019. 219,081 101 October 12, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,598 20,913 5,058 1,163 33,013 7,523 3,677 7,102 16,619 8,288 22,594 6,224 5,681 5,505 16,788 6,408 11,851 9,956 219,961 102 October 19, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,497 21,504 5,029 1,163 34,255 7,471 3,879 7,102 17,509 8,332 23,420 6,433 5,305 5,727 16,944 6,498 11,334 9,974 222,376 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State September 14, 2019 September 21, 2019 Week ending September 28, 2019 October 5, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 24,280 21,519 5,271 1,169 27,394 6,416 3,236 5,536 15,134 5,785 24,921 21,856 5,025 1,246 26,500 6,454 3,178 5,642 14,742 6,101 23,683 21,939 3,846 1,254 28,229 5,685 3,240 6,472 14,912 5,838 22,695 18,232 4,044 1,256 28,085 5,729 3,208 5,914 14,563 5,682 October 12, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 21,722 21,487 4,124 1,285 28,355 5,406 3,078 5,997 14,626 6,274 October 19, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,474 22,836 4,432 1,313 27,838 5,831 3,367 5,709 14,272 6,227 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 19,073 5,470 3,829 5,617 14,192 5,247 9,736 19,376 4,921 4,095 5,731 13,921 5,553 9,900 18,216 4,561 3,956 4,573 13,429 5,634 9,806 19,129 4,407 4,088 4,972 12,939 5,849 9,964 19,165 3,366 4,139 4,521 13,877 6,046 9,508 18,707 2,789 3,823 4,723 13,512 5,935 10,645 Other States ........................................ 7,241 7,562 7,654 7,467 8,518 7,424 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 186,145 103 186,724 105 182,927 105 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 23, 2019. 178,223 105 181,494 102 182,857 106