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 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 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