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 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 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