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Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
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December 4, 2019
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 1 Percent
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 233 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 30, 2019, down 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.1 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 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 182 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 30, 2019, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through November 30, 2019 for the United States were 8.90 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 26, 2019
November 2, 2019
November 9, 2019
Week ending
November 16, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
31,308 1,163
33,255 5,827
30,716 1,163
32,090 5,359
31,286 1,178
33,012 5,590
33,014 1,178
34,607 5,738
November 23, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,617 1,178
36,915 5,693
United States ......
227,479
224,117
225,873
234,890
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 4, 2019.
237,149
November 30, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,892 1,178
32,575 5,807
233,201
Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 99 88 99
99
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019
State
October 26, 2019
November 2, 2019
November 9, 2019
Week ending
November 16, 2019
November 23, 2019
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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
22,319 1,213
24,547 5,230
United States ......
176,550
177,647
178,788
182,726
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 4, 2019.
179,309
November 30, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,090 1,328
26,665 4,107
182,206
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 98
102 95
102
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019
State
October 26, 2019
November 2, 2019
Week ending
November 9, 2019
November 16, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
31,286 23,285
4,960 1,178 33,012 6,892 3,607 8,014 17,844 8,106
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
November 30, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,892 23,540
5,034 1,178 32,575 7,747 3,758 8,066 18,015 8,664
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
23,500 7,782 4,944 5,827
17,356 6,454
12,386
23,803 7,478 5,266 5,359
17,114 5,990
12,730
23,546 7,648 5,819 5,590
16,210 6,484
11,615
24,137 7,691 5,940 5,738
17,610 6,294
12,611
24,566 7,765 5,562 5,693
17,781 5,903
12,925
24,483 7,573 5,542 5,807
17,934 6,662
12,769
Other States ........................................
9,975
9,832
10,777
11,359
10,818
10,962
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
227,479 105
224,117 104
225,873 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 4, 2019.
234,890 103
237,149 104
233,201 99
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019
State
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)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
23,657 21,444
5,237 1,270 25,577 6,165 2,804 5,259 12,564 5,731
23,497 19,661
4,047 1,195 26,480 6,307 3,192 5,782 13,621 5,621
22,663 18,661
4,638 1,284 27,001 5,846 3,291 5,289 14,641 5,650
24,400 20,409
5,871 1,285 23,817 6,353 3,560 4,365 15,435 5,900
November 23, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
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)
23,090 21,254
5,494 1,328 26,665 5,880 2,963 4,918 14,891 5,194
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
19,807 4,791 3,752 5,390
13,752 5,723
10,565
19,318 4,936 4,054 5,230
14,084 4,916
10,859
19,645 5,020 4,374 4,107
13,199 5,779
10,100
Other States ........................................
7,274
7,557
7,568
7,551
7,367
8,305
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
176,550 101
177,647 102
178,788 104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 4, 2019.
182,726 104
179,309 104
182,206 102