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 December 11, 2019 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 7 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 233 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 7, 2019, up 7 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.8 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 7, 2019, up 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through December 7, 2019 for the United States were 9.09 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 November 2, 2019 November 9, 2019 November 16, 2019 Week ending November 23, 2019 November 30, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 30,716 1,163 32,090 5,359 31,286 1,178 33,012 5,590 33,512 1,178 34,607 5,738 32,617 1,178 34,915 5,693 32,966 1,178 34,770 5,807 United States ...... 224,117 226,644 235,364 235,259 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 11, 2019. 235,889 December 7, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,293 1,178 34,342 5,512 233,288 Percent of previous year (percent) 110 99 105 99 107 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State November 2, 2019 November 9, 2019 November 16, 2019 Week ending November 23, 2019 November 30, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 23,497 1,195 26,480 5,113 22,849 1,284 27,046 5,057 24,400 1,285 23,811 5,390 22,319 1,213 24,547 5,229 22,119 1,328 27,332 4,320 United States ...... 177,647 180,704 182,720 179,347 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 11, 2019. 183,004 December 7, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 25,329 1,337 26,262 5,118 188,019 Percent of previous year (percent) 110 98 98 105 103 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 November 2, 2019 November 9, 2019 Week ending November 16, November 23, 2019 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 30,716 23,062 5,023 1,163 32,090 7,980 3,334 7,877 17,196 8,104 31,286 23,333 4,960 1,178 33,012 6,892 3,607 8,014 17,595 8,102 33,512 23,668 4,961 1,178 34,607 7,791 3,456 7,763 18,111 8,961 32,617 23,858 5,038 1,178 34,915 7,806 3,864 7,902 18,006 8,952 November 30, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 32,966 23,540 5,034 1,178 34,770 7,747 3,758 8,066 18,015 8,664 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 23,803 7,478 5,266 5,359 17,114 5,990 12,730 24,703 7,575 5,659 5,590 16,263 6,484 11,615 24,113 7,691 5,940 5,738 17,610 6,294 12,611 24,566 7,765 5,672 5,693 17,781 5,903 12,925 24,484 7,573 5,960 5,807 17,934 6,662 12,769 Other States ........................................ 9,832 10,776 11,359 10,818 10,962 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 224,117 104 226,644 102 235,364 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 11, 2019. 235,259 103 235,889 100 December 7, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,293 23,312 4,955 1,178 34,342 7,268 3,668 7,817 18,275 8,929 24,078 7,200 5,723 5,512 18,115 6,134 12,436 11,053 233,288 107 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State November 2, 2019 November 9, 2019 Week ending November 16, November 23, 2019 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 23,497 19,661 4,047 1,195 26,480 6,307 3,192 5,782 13,621 5,621 22,849 18,827 4,638 1,284 27,046 5,997 3,291 5,300 14,865 5,640 24,400 20,409 5,871 1,285 23,811 6,353 3,560 4,365 15,435 5,900 22,319 21,213 5,516 1,213 24,547 6,125 2,743 5,346 14,708 4,815 November 30, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,119 21,254 5,494 1,328 27,332 5,880 2,963 4,918 14,891 5,194 December 7, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 25,329 21,988 5,298 1,337 26,262 6,095 2,925 5,212 15,400 5,997 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 18,397 3,248 4,277 5,113 13,477 5,761 10,414 20,109 4,309 4,159 5,057 13,596 6,139 10,032 19,807 4,791 3,752 5,390 13,752 5,723 10,565 19,318 4,936 4,094 5,229 14,084 4,915 10,859 20,548 5,020 4,382 4,320 13,169 5,787 10,100 19,307 4,420 4,429 5,118 13,930 4,995 11,103 Other States ........................................ 7,557 7,566 7,551 7,367 8,305 8,874 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 177,647 102 180,704 105 182,720 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 11, 2019. 179,347 104 183,004 103 188,019 103