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