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 18, 2019 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 5 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 14, 2019, up 5 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.7 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 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 14, 2019, up 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through December 14, 2019 for the United States were 9.28 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 9, 2019 November 16, 2019 November 23, 2019 Week ending November 30, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 31,286 1,178 33,012 5,590 33,512 1,178 34,607 5,738 33,501 1,178 34,915 5,693 32,966 1,178 34,770 5,807 December 7, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,293 1,178 34,371 5,512 United States ...... 227,398 236,179 236,757 236,618 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 18, 2019. 234,025 December 14, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,602 1,178 32,629 5,827 236,920 Percent of previous year (percent) 109 99 92 107 105 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State November 9, 2019 November 16, 2019 November 23, 2019 Week ending November 30, 2019 December 7, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,849 1,284 27,046 5,057 24,400 1,283 23,812 5,391 22,319 1,214 24,551 5,229 22,119 1,325 27,332 4,320 25,329 1,338 26,260 5,118 United States ...... 180,682 183,004 179,839 183,645 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 18, 2019. 188,506 December 14, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 24,482 1,319 26,466 5,560 188,987 Percent of previous year (percent) 106 98 101 102 103 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 9, 2019 November 16, 2019 Week ending November 23, November 30, 2019 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 31,286 23,333 5,472 1,178 33,012 6,892 3,607 8,014 17,595 8,102 33,512 23,668 5,474 1,178 34,607 7,791 3,456 7,792 18,111 8,961 33,501 23,858 5,470 1,178 34,915 7,806 3,864 7,931 18,006 8,952 32,966 23,540 5,466 1,178 34,770 7,747 3,758 8,096 18,015 8,664 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 24,945 7,575 5,659 5,590 16,263 6,484 11,615 24,386 7,691 5,940 5,738 17,610 6,294 12,611 24,807 7,765 5,671 5,693 17,781 5,816 12,925 24,735 7,573 5,976 5,807 17,934 6,662 12,769 Other States ........................................ 10,776 11,359 10,818 10,962 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 227,398 103 236,179 104 236,757 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 18, 2019. 236,618 100 December 7, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,293 23,312 5,467 1,178 34,371 7,268 3,668 7,846 18,275 8,929 December 14, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,602 24,064 5,469 1,178 32,629 8,014 3,774 7,671 18,243 8,983 24,338 7,200 5,824 5,512 18,115 6,134 25,029 7,879 5,707 5,827 18,398 6,439 12,177 12,810 11,118 11,204 234,025 107 236,920 105 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State November 9, 2019 November 16, 2019 Week ending November 23, November 30, 2019 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,849 18,827 4,317 1,284 27,046 5,997 3,291 5,774 14,865 5,640 24,400 20,409 5,391 1,283 23,812 6,354 3,560 4,727 15,435 5,900 22,319 21,213 4,955 1,214 24,551 6,125 2,743 5,917 14,708 4,815 22,119 21,254 5,454 1,325 27,332 5,880 2,963 5,506 14,891 5,194 December 7, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 25,329 21,991 4,901 1,338 26,260 6,095 2,925 6,202 15,400 6,046 December 14, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 24,482 21,538 4,601 1,319 26,466 6,238 3,271 6,194 15,398 6,622 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,156 4,309 4,159 5,057 13,596 5,917 10,032 20,075 4,791 3,711 5,391 13,752 5,889 10,566 19,324 4,936 4,127 5,229 14,084 5,352 10,859 20,613 5,020 4,333 4,320 13,169 5,870 10,100 19,293 4,420 4,401 5,118 13,891 4,995 11,104 19,716 4,281 4,167 5,560 14,214 5,499 11,070 Other States ........................................ 7,566 7,558 7,368 8,302 8,797 8,351 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 180,682 105 183,004 104 179,839 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 18, 2019. 183,645 103 188,506 103 188,987 103