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 20, 2019 Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 230 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 16, 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 81.6 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 184 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 January 26, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,258 1,194 35,102 5,707 Week ending February 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,728 1,209 34,507 5,651 United States ...... 228,524 228,450 229,783 230,213 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 20, 2019. February 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,704 1,225 34,089 5,704 228,743 February 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,611 1,225 34,642 5,690 230,364 Percent of previous year (percent) 107 100 99 101 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019 State January 12, 2019 January 19, 2019 January 26, 2019 Week ending February 2, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,541 1,253 27,562 4,728 23,119 1,350 27,468 4,282 23,398 1,480 27,002 4,729 22,970 1,323 27,892 4,580 United States ...... 183,763 184,195 182,679 183,901 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 20, 2019. February 9, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,739 1,333 27,261 5,514 183,504 February 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,482 1,304 26,679 5,487 183,698 Percent of previous year (percent) 110 115 97 107 102 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 12, 2019 January 19, 2019 Week ending January 26, 2019 February 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 31,554 24,558 5,253 1,194 35,218 7,588 3,713 7,856 18,417 8,145 30,251 24,122 5,195 1,194 35,198 7,554 3,668 8,037 18,320 8,095 31,258 24,546 5,317 1,194 35,102 7,784 3,652 8,160 18,278 8,272 31,728 23,814 5,467 1,209 34,507 7,903 3,774 8,093 18,317 8,217 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 23,330 7,499 5,297 5,707 16,330 6,330 12,021 23,634 7,750 5,095 5,651 16,925 6,454 11,932 Other States ....................................... 9,793 9,880 9,706 9,743 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 228,524 102 228,450 102 229,783 102 230,213 101 February 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,704 24,499 5,467 1,225 34,089 7,710 3,743 8,172 18,231 8,150 22,454 7,702 5,295 5,704 16,802 6,351 11,621 9,824 228,743 101 February 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,611 24,686 5,395 1,225 34,642 7,675 3,743 7,896 18,498 8,381 23,627 7,549 5,218 5,690 16,992 6,312 11,462 9,762 230,364 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State January 12, 2019 January 19, 2019 Week ending January 26, 2019 February 2, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,541 24,098 5,097 1,253 27,562 6,444 3,278 5,715 15,107 5,624 23,119 22,517 4,521 1,350 27,468 6,044 3,231 6,296 15,477 5,338 23,398 22,979 4,249 1,480 27,002 5,929 3,204 5,938 15,462 5,763 22,970 22,669 5,221 1,323 27,892 5,790 3,195 5,725 15,477 6,157 February 9, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,739 21,397 4,669 1,333 27,261 5,982 3,148 6,609 15,489 5,978 February 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,482 20,885 4,917 1,304 26,679 6,060 3,167 5,782 15,364 6,155 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 18,834 4,176 4,070 4,729 12,018 5,552 10,529 18,960 3,727 3,840 4,580 13,021 5,463 10,115 18,338 4,660 4,058 5,514 13,566 5,083 9,912 18,286 5,002 4,115 5,487 13,169 6,096 10,462 Other States ....................................... 7,359 7,351 7,367 7,776 7,768 7,286 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 183,763 101 184,195 101 182,679 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 20, 2019. 183,901 102 183,504 103 183,698 102 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