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 30, 2019 Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 227 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 26, 2019, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.8 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 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 176 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 26, 2019, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through October 26, 2019 for the United States were 8.00 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 21, September 28, 2019 2019 October 5, 2019 Week ending October 12, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 31,506 1,163 33,985 5,965 32,091 1,178 34,778 5,740 30,098 1,163 33,465 5,516 31,598 1,163 33,013 5,505 United States ...... 226,515 227,306 217,956 220,040 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 30, 2019. October 19, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,438 1,163 34,236 5,727 223,476 October 26, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,308 1,163 32,971 5,860 226,708 Percent of previous year (percent) 107 106 99 107 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019 State September 21, September 28, 2019 2019 October 5, 2019 Week ending October 12, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 24,921 1,246 26,500 5,731 23,683 1,254 28,229 4,573 22,695 1,255 28,478 4,971 21,722 1,286 28,353 4,521 United States ...... 186,756 182,927 178,635 181,493 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 30, 2019. October 19, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,495 1,313 27,522 5,049 183,425 October 26, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,587 1,269 25,270 4,148 176,108 Percent of previous year (percent) 105 171 94 100 101 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 21, September 28, 2019 2019 Week ending October 5, 2019 October 12, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 31,506 23,271 4,778 1,163 33,985 7,208 3,577 7,977 17,621 8,063 32,091 24,146 4,657 1,178 34,778 7,359 3,879 7,869 17,289 7,654 30,098 22,557 5,034 1,163 33,465 7,199 3,295 7,867 14,838 8,387 31,598 20,913 5,058 1,163 33,013 7,523 3,677 7,102 16,619 8,288 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 22,994 7,394 5,741 5,965 17,473 6,349 11,104 23,404 7,610 5,099 5,740 16,573 6,160 12,407 22,396 7,760 5,787 5,516 16,049 5,635 11,591 22,594 6,224 5,760 5,505 16,788 6,408 11,851 Other States ........................................ 10,346 9,413 9,319 9,956 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 226,515 103 227,306 106 217,956 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 30, 2019. 220,040 102 October 19, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,438 21,470 5,058 1,163 34,236 7,326 3,879 7,592 17,742 8,332 23,629 6,433 5,719 5,727 16,944 6,498 11,316 9,974 223,476 104 October 26, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,308 22,809 5,029 1,163 32,971 7,881 3,864 7,101 17,530 8,136 23,995 7,782 4,967 5,860 17,356 6,454 12,548 9,954 226,708 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State September 21, September 28, 2019 2019 Week ending October 5, 2019 October 12, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 4,198 1,255 28,478 5,728 3,208 5,777 14,563 5,682 21,722 21,487 4,124 1,286 28,353 5,406 3,078 5,997 14,626 6,274 October 19, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,495 22,902 5,433 1,313 27,522 5,912 3,367 5,208 14,289 6,227 October 26, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,587 21,462 4,331 1,269 25,270 6,097 2,804 6,286 12,563 5,731 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 19,376 4,921 4,127 5,731 13,921 5,553 9,900 18,216 4,561 3,956 4,573 13,429 5,634 9,806 19,126 4,407 4,119 4,971 12,939 5,842 9,964 19,162 3,366 4,194 4,521 13,877 6,013 9,507 19,023 2,789 3,667 5,049 13,541 5,630 10,634 18,460 3,870 4,263 4,148 13,468 5,529 9,651 Other States ........................................ 7,562 7,654 7,451 8,500 7,424 7,319 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 186,756 105 182,927 105 178,635 105 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 30, 2019. 181,493 102 183,425 106 176,108 101