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 27, 2019 Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 23, 2019, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.9 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 23, 2019, up 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through November 23, 2019 for the United States were 8.72 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 19, 2019 October 26, 2019 November 2, 2019 Week ending November 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 30,538 1,163 33,859 5,727 31,308 1,163 33,255 5,827 30,716 1,163 32,090 5,359 31,054 1,178 33,012 5,590 November 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,014 1,178 34,607 5,738 United States ...... 223,223 227,479 224,353 222,824 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 27, 2019. 234,919 November 23, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 32,617 1,178 36,915 5,693 236,957 Percent of previous year (percent) 106 99 106 102 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State October 19, 2019 October 26, 2019 November 2, 2019 Week ending November 9, 2019 November 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 23,447 1,312 27,362 5,048 23,657 1,270 25,577 4,268 23,497 1,195 26,480 5,113 22,663 1,284 27,001 5,059 24,400 1,285 23,817 5,390 United States ...... 182,467 176,550 177,632 178,782 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 27, 2019. 182,747 November 23, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,368 1,206 24,547 5,230 179,409 Percent of previous year (percent) 103 91 98 109 104 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 19, 2019 October 26, 2019 Week ending November 2, 2019 November 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 30,716 23,062 5,023 1,163 32,090 7,980 3,334 7,877 17,196 8,104 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 November 23, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 32,617 23,858 5,038 1,178 36,915 7,806 3,864 7,902 18,006 8,952 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 23,803 7,714 5,266 5,359 17,114 5,990 12,730 23,594 7,393 5,741 5,590 15,658 6,302 11,510 24,166 7,691 5,940 5,738 17,610 6,294 12,611 24,595 7,765 5,562 5,693 17,781 5,903 12,925 Other States ........................................ 9,927 9,975 9,832 10,599 11,359 10,597 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 223,223 104 227,479 105 224,353 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 27, 2019. 222,824 101 234,919 103 236,957 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State 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) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 22,663 18,661 4,836 1,284 27,001 5,846 3,291 5,085 14,641 5,650 November 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 24,400 20,409 5,933 1,285 23,817 6,353 3,560 4,307 15,435 5,900 November 23, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,368 21,213 5,516 1,206 24,547 6,125 2,743 5,346 14,708 4,815 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 4,277 5,113 13,477 5,761 10,414 18,929 4,246 4,168 5,059 13,434 6,100 10,320 19,824 4,791 3,752 5,390 13,752 5,723 10,565 19,331 4,936 4,054 5,230 14,084 4,916 10,825 Other States ........................................ 7,399 7,274 7,557 7,568 7,551 7,446 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 182,467 106 176,550 101 177,632 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 27, 2019. 178,782 104 182,747 104 179,409 104