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 27, 2019 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 238 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 21, 2019, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.3 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 Down 1 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 21, 2019, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through December 21, 2019 for the United States were 9.47 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 16, 2019 November 23, 2019 November 30, 2019 Week ending December 7, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 33,512 1,178 34,607 5,738 33,501 1,178 34,915 5,693 33,566 1,178 34,952 5,807 33,293 1,178 34,371 5,512 December 14, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,602 1,178 32,629 5,827 United States ...... 236,179 236,844 237,420 234,025 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 27, 2019 236,945 December 21, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,696 1,178 35,038 5,886 237,623 Percent of previous year (percent) 108 99 100 101 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State November 16, 2019 November 23, 2019 November 30, 2019 Week ending December 7, 2019 December 14, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 24,507 1,319 26,466 5,503 United States ...... 183,004 179,793 183,645 188,506 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 27, 2019 188,850 December 21, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 25,379 1,310 26,712 4,311 188,541 Percent of previous year (percent) 109 103 94 82 99 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 16, 2019 November 23, 2019 Week ending November 30, 2019 December 7, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 33,566 23,540 5,466 1,178 34,952 7,747 3,758 8,096 18,015 8,664 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 December 21, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,696 23,818 5,469 1,178 35,038 7,933 3,774 7,759 18,538 8,934 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 24,386 7,691 5,940 5,738 17,610 6,294 12,611 24,807 7,765 5,671 5,693 17,781 5,903 12,925 24,735 7,573 5,976 5,807 17,934 6,682 12,769 24,338 7,200 5,824 5,512 18,115 6,134 12,177 25,187 7,879 5,707 5,827 18,398 6,484 12,810 25,017 7,860 5,803 5,886 18,192 6,257 12,870 Other States ........................................ 11,359 10,818 10,962 11,118 11,026 9,601 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 236,179 104 236,844 104 237,420 101 234,025 107 236,945 105 237,623 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State 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) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 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) 24,507 21,580 4,601 1,319 26,466 6,238 3,271 6,194 15,398 6,622 December 21, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 25,379 21,755 5,350 1,310 26,712 6,231 3,164 6,018 15,426 5,753 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,075 4,791 3,711 5,391 13,752 5,889 10,566 19,324 4,936 4,127 5,229 14,084 5,306 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 19,649 4,281 4,168 5,503 14,179 5,492 11,075 20,070 4,312 4,399 4,311 14,239 6,041 10,831 Other States ........................................ 7,558 7,368 8,302 8,797 8,307 7,240 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 183,004 104 179,793 104 183,645 103 188,506 103 188,850 103 188,541 99