Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 February 13

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) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

February 13, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

Special Note Data for the weeks ending December 22, 2018 through February 2, 2019 that were not published by the Southern Regional Office due to the government shutdown can be found in Quickstats database on the NASS website.

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 228 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 9, 2019. This is up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.1 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 183 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

January 5, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,748 1,194
35,130 5,702

January 12, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,554 1,194
35,218 5,759

January 19, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,251 1,194
35,198 5,874

Week ending
January 26, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,179 1,194
35,102 5,707

United States ......

227,053

228,244

228,250

229,096

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 13, 2019.

February 2, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,728 1,209
34,957 5,651
230,481

February 9, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,594 1,225
34,539 5,704
228,337

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 106
98 99
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

January 5, 2019

January 12, 2019

January 19, 2019

Week ending
January 26, 2019

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

22,669 1,371
28,144 4,801

22,532 1,253
27,352 4,728

23,134 1,350
27,468 4,282

23,402 1,480
27,002 4,729

United States ......

181,358

183,527

184,211

182,629

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 13, 2019.

February 2, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,006 1,323
27,887 4,579
183,795

February 9, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,709 1,333
27,440 5,320
183,271

Percent of previous year
(percent)
108 107
99 124
103

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019

State

January 5, 2019

January 12, 2019

Week ending

January 19, 2019

January 26, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

31,748 24,787
4,683 1,194 35,130 7,796 3,713 7,692 18,370 8,231

31,554 24,558
5,253 1,194 35,218 7,588 3,713 7,576 18,417 8,145

30,251 24,203
5,195 1,194 35,198 7,554 3,668 7,756 18,320 8,095

31,179 24,626
5,034 1,194 35,102 7,784 3,652 7,864 18,278 8,272

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

22,950 7,582 5,212 5,702
14,759 6,328
11,529

23,238 7,438 5,096 5,759
16,151 6,146
11,407

22,996 7,651 5,288 5,874
16,756 6,341
12,030

23,227 7,499 5,297 5,707
16,330 6,330
12,021

Other States .......................................

9,647

9,793

9,880

9,700

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

227,053 101

228,244 101

228,250 102

229,096 102

February 2, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,728 23,895
5,354 1,209 34,957 7,903 3,774 7,807 18,317 8,217
23,568 7,750 5,297 5,651
16,925 6,454
11,932
9,743
230,481 102

February 9, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,594 24,499
5,318 1,225 34,539 7,710 3,743 7,892 18,231 8,150
22,137 7,702 5,295 5,704
16,802 6,351
11,621
9,824
228,337 101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019

State

January 5, 2019

January 12, 2019

Week ending

January 19, 2019

January 26, 2019

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

22,669 22,027
5,441 1,371 28,144 6,288 3,394 5,132 15,415 5,656

22,532 24,098
5,307 1,253 27,352 6,444 3,278 5,488 15,107 5,624

23,134 22,517
4,639 1,350 27,468 6,044 3,231 6,179 15,477 5,338

23,402 22,979
4,604 1,480 27,002 5,929 3,204 5,727 15,462 5,763

February 2, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,006 22,669
5,259 1,323 27,887 5,789 3,195 5,780 15,477 6,157

February 9, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,709 21,397
4,843 1,333 27,440 5,982 3,148 6,613 15,491 5,978

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

17,346 4,718 4,098 4,801
11,681 5,912
9,734

18,862 3,328 4,070 4,728
13,113 5,157
10,427

18,937 5,225 4,073 4,282
13,204 5,260
10,502

18,891 4,176 4,070 4,729
12,018 5,297
10,529

19,002 3,727 3,957 4,579
13,021 5,082
10,115

18,096 4,660 4,058 5,320
13,566 4,957
9,912

Other States .......................................

7,531

7,359

7,351

7,367

7,770

7,768

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

181,358 99

183,527 100

184,211 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 13, 2019.

182,629 101

183,795 102

183,271 103

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