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 20, 2019 Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 3 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 235 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 16, 2019, up 3 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.4 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 183 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 16, 2019, up 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through November 16, 2019 for the United States were 8.54 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 12, 2019 October 19, 2019 October 26, 2019 Week ending November 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 31,598 1,163 33,326 5,505 30,538 1,163 33,859 5,727 31,308 1,163 33,255 5,827 30,782 1,163 31,930 5,359 November 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,054 1,178 33,012 5,590 United States ...... 219,439 223,223 227,479 224,315 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 20, 2019. 222,234 November 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,014 1,178 34,607 5,738 234,509 Percent of previous year (percent) 108 99 100 97 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State October 12, 2019 October 19, 2019 October 26, 2019 Week ending November 2, 2019 November 9, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,680 1,286 28,389 4,521 23,447 1,312 27,362 5,048 23,657 1,270 25,577 4,268 23,497 1,195 26,480 5,116 22,663 1,284 27,001 5,060 United States ...... 181,694 182,467 176,550 177,645 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 20, 2019. 178,866 November 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 24,400 1,286 23,802 5,391 182,864 Percent of previous year (percent) 107 99 93 130 104 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 12, 2019 October 19, 2019 Week ending October 26, 2019 November 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 18,278 8,136 30,782 22,872 5,023 1,163 31,930 7,980 3,334 7,877 17,196 8,104 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 22,589 6,224 5,760 5,505 16,183 6,408 11,967 23,908 6,433 5,579 5,727 16,944 6,498 11,154 23,500 7,782 4,944 5,827 17,356 6,454 12,386 23,851 7,714 5,464 5,359 17,114 5,990 12,730 Other States ........................................ 9,956 9,927 9,975 9,832 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 219,439 101 223,223 104 227,479 105 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 20, 2019. 224,315 104 November 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,054 22,462 4,960 1,178 33,012 6,892 3,607 8,014 17,548 7,710 November 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,014 23,668 4,961 1,178 34,607 7,791 3,456 7,763 18,111 8,961 23,594 7,393 5,781 5,590 15,658 6,302 24,166 7,691 5,818 5,738 17,610 6,294 11,160 12,495 10,319 11,187 222,234 100 234,509 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State 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) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 1,312 27,362 5,912 3,367 4,393 14,289 6,227 23,657 21,444 5,237 1,270 25,577 6,165 2,804 5,259 12,564 5,731 23,497 19,661 4,069 1,195 26,480 6,307 3,192 5,745 13,621 5,621 November 9, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,663 18,661 4,836 1,284 27,001 5,846 3,292 5,085 14,641 5,650 November 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 24,400 20,409 5,933 1,286 23,802 6,353 3,560 4,307 15,435 5,900 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 19,212 3,366 4,194 4,521 13,877 5,616 9,719 19,080 2,789 3,697 5,048 13,541 5,537 9,925 18,282 3,870 4,326 4,268 13,464 4,929 10,429 18,397 3,248 4,285 5,116 13,477 5,763 10,414 18,929 4,246 4,173 5,060 13,434 6,102 10,418 19,892 4,791 3,727 5,391 13,766 5,785 10,490 Other States ........................................ 8,500 7,399 7,274 7,557 7,545 7,637 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 181,694 102 182,467 106 176,550 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 20, 2019. 177,645 102 178,866 104 182,864 104