Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 November 13

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

November 13, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 222 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 9, 2019, up slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.2 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 4 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 9, 2019, up 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through November 9, 2019 for the United States were 8.36 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019

State

October 5, 2019

October 12, 2019

October 19, 2019

Week ending
October 26, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,098 1,163
33,655 5,516

31,598 1,163
33,326 5,505

30,538 1,163
33,859 5,727

31,308 1,163
33,255 5,857

November 2, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,782 1,163
31,930 5,390

United States ......

219,151

219,439

223,363

226,791

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 13, 2019.

224,462

November 9, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,956 1,178
33,012 5,620
222,196

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 99 99
100
100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019

State

October 5, 2019

October 12, 2019

October 19, 2019

Week ending
October 26, 2019

November 2, 2019

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

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

22,662 1,255
28,115 4,971

21,680 1,286
28,389 4,521

23,447 1,313
27,366 5,049

23,561 1,270
25,489 4,268

23,392 1,196
26,384 5,116

United States ......

179,049

181,694

182,522

176,366

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 13, 2019.

177,419

November 9, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,213 1,281
27,395 4,881
178,905

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 173 107 109
104

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019

State

October 5, 2019

October 12, 2019

Week ending

October 19, 2019

October 26, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,098 22,557
5,034 1,163 33,655 7,199 3,295 7,867 14,838 8,387

31,598 20,913
4,872 1,163 33,326 7,523 3,677 7,102 16,385 8,288

30,538 21,470
5,152 1,163 33,859 7,326 3,879 7,592 17,742 8,332

31,308 22,809
5,274 1,163 33,255 7,882 3,864 7,286 17,530 8,136

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

22,396 7,760 5,820 5,516
16,049 5,635
12,525

22,589 6,224 5,760 5,505
16,183 6,408
11,967

23,908 6,433 5,719 5,727
16,944 6,498
11,154

23,500 7,782 4,944 5,857
17,356 6,454
12,416

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

9,357

9,956

9,927

9,975

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

219,151 101

219,439 101

223,363 104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 13, 2019.

226,791 104

November 2, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,782 22,872
5,023 1,163 31,930 7,980 3,334 7,877 17,196 8,104
23,851 7,714 5,580 5,390
17,114 5,990
12,730
9,832
224,462 104

November 9, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,956 22,448
4,960 1,178 33,012 6,892 3,607 8,014 17,546 7,751
23,594 7,393 5,786 5,620
15,658 6,302
11,160
10,319
222,196 100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019

State

October 5, 2019

October 12, 2019

Week ending

October 19, 2019

October 26, 2019

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

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

22,662 18,232
4,198 1,255 28,115 5,728 3,208 5,786 14,563 5,682

21,680 21,487
5,370 1,286 28,389 5,406 3,078 5,093 14,626 6,274

23,447 22,902
6,240 1,313 27,366 5,912 3,367 4,394 14,289 6,227

23,561 21,444
5,237 1,270 25,489 6,165 2,804 5,259 12,564 5,731

November 2, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,392 19,661
4,069 1,196 26,384 6,307 3,192 5,745 13,621 5,621

November 9, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,213 18,846
4,836 1,281 27,395 5,846 3,286 5,085 14,885 5,431

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

19,126 4,407 3,998 4,971
12,939 5,935
10,794

19,212 3,366 4,194 4,521
13,877 5,616
9,719

19,084 2,789 3,667 5,049
13,541 5,585
9,926

18,282 3,870 4,326 4,268
13,464 4,929
10,429

18,399 3,248 4,208 5,116
13,477 5,801
10,414

18,934 4,246 4,152 4,881
13,418 6,200
10,419

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

7,450

8,500

7,424

7,274

7,568

7,551

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

179,049 105

181,694 102

182,522 106

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 13, 2019.

176,366 101

177,419 102

178,905 104