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 9, 2019 Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 5, 2019, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.6 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 5 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 5, 2019, up 5 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through October 5, 2019 for the United States were 7.46 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019 State August 31, 2019 September 7, 2019 September 14, 2019 Week ending September 21, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 32,924 1,147 35,207 5,828 32,638 1,147 34,724 5,737 32,208 1,147 34,621 5,535 31,506 1,163 33,985 5,965 September 28, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 32,091 1,178 34,778 5,740 United States ...... 231,075 225,769 221,343 226,283 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 9, 2019. 227,135 October 5, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,098 1,163 33,359 5,516 219,094 Percent of previous year (percent) 103 106 98 96 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019 State August 31, 2019 September 7, 2019 September 14, 2019 Week ending September 21, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 23,941 1,335 27,196 5,327 24,037 1,297 27,574 5,243 24,280 1,169 27,394 5,617 24,921 1,246 26,500 5,731 September 28, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,683 1,254 28,229 4,573 United States ...... 187,749 188,320 186,164 186,713 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 9, 2019. 182,979 October 5, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,679 1,264 28,059 4,949 178,817 Percent of previous year (percent) 99 374 113 97 105 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 August 31, 2019 September 7, 2019 Week ending September 14, September 21, 2019 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 32,924 24,216 5,245 1,147 35,207 7,850 3,682 7,435 17,653 8,679 32,638 23,476 5,058 1,147 34,724 7,443 3,743 7,377 17,500 8,629 32,208 19,684 4,778 1,147 34,621 7,314 3,688 7,245 17,191 8,497 31,506 23,392 4,778 1,163 33,985 7,208 3,577 7,990 17,621 8,063 September 28, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 32,091 24,267 4,657 1,178 34,778 7,359 3,879 7,869 17,289 7,654 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 23,841 7,724 5,500 5,828 16,759 6,213 11,024 22,088 7,742 5,194 5,737 16,240 6,174 10,946 23,141 6,658 5,569 5,535 16,876 6,349 11,048 23,013 7,394 5,527 5,965 17,473 6,349 11,104 22,954 7,610 5,254 5,740 16,573 6,160 12,407 Other States ........................................ 10,148 9,913 9,794 10,175 9,416 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 231,075 105 225,769 104 221,343 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 9, 2019. 226,283 102 227,135 106 October 5, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,098 22,557 4,754 1,163 33,359 7,199 3,295 7,870 15,748 8,387 23,127 7,760 5,453 5,516 16,049 5,635 11,591 9,533 219,094 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State August 31, 2019 September 7, 2019 Week ending September 14, September 21, 2019 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 23,941 20,245 5,270 1,335 27,196 6,172 3,452 5,497 15,388 6,686 24,037 22,655 5,432 1,297 27,574 6,162 3,198 5,776 15,340 6,266 24,280 21,519 5,271 1,169 27,394 6,416 3,236 5,536 15,134 5,785 24,921 21,856 4,558 1,246 26,500 6,454 3,178 6,250 14,742 6,101 September 28, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,683 21,939 4,281 1,254 28,229 5,685 3,240 5,848 14,912 5,839 October 5, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,679 18,236 4,267 1,264 28,059 5,729 3,207 5,890 14,537 5,684 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 19,148 5,673 4,156 5,327 14,290 5,811 10,431 19,325 3,935 3,993 5,243 14,395 5,434 10,502 19,073 5,470 3,829 5,617 14,192 5,247 9,736 19,311 4,921 4,095 5,731 13,921 5,433 9,900 18,156 4,561 3,937 4,573 13,432 5,818 9,816 18,794 4,406 4,094 4,949 13,902 5,634 10,037 Other States ........................................ 7,731 7,756 7,260 7,595 7,776 7,449 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 187,749 102 188,320 103 186,164 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 9, 2019. 186,713 105 182,979 105 178,817 105