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 March 13, 2019 Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 233 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 9, 2019. This is up 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.2 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 186 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... February 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,440 1,209 34,390 5,651 February 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,704 1,225 33,914 5,704 February 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,611 1,225 34,607 5,690 Week ending February 23, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,515 1,225 34,406 5,906 United States ...... 230,123 228,344 230,483 232,748 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 13, 2019. March 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,832 1,225 34,627 5,832 231,490 March 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,635 1,194 34,760 5,936 233,152 Percent of previous year (percent) 106 98 99 105 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019 State February 2, 2019 February 9, 2019 February 16, 2019 Week ending February 23, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,984 1,323 27,644 4,782 22,739 1,335 27,609 5,117 23,481 1,303 26,798 5,433 22,978 1,221 27,515 5,189 United States ...... 184,010 183,281 183,588 184,299 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 13, 2019. March 2, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,190 1,342 27,917 5,265 183,633 March 9, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,595 1,335 28,857 4,206 185,877 Percent of previous year (percent) 99 91 108 75 101 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 February 2, 2019 February 9, 2019 Week ending February 16, 2019 February 23, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 31,440 23,914 5,467 1,209 34,390 7,903 3,774 8,093 18,317 8,217 31,704 24,599 5,467 1,225 33,914 7,710 3,743 8,172 18,231 8,150 31,611 24,776 5,225 1,225 34,607 7,675 3,803 7,896 18,498 8,381 31,515 25,105 5,342 1,225 34,406 7,803 3,803 8,253 18,655 8,478 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 23,634 7,750 5,344 5,651 16,925 6,454 11,884 22,454 7,702 5,075 5,704 16,802 6,351 11,500 23,780 7,549 5,174 5,690 16,992 6,312 11,462 23,252 7,683 5,220 5,906 17,256 6,489 12,692 Other States ....................................... 9,757 9,841 9,827 9,665 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 230,123 101 228,344 101 230,483 101 232,748 102 March 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,832 24,898 5,127 1,225 34,627 7,760 3,803 8,173 16,721 8,421 24,136 7,505 5,167 5,832 17,249 6,621 12,646 9,747 231,490 101 March 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,635 25,181 5,326 1,194 34,760 7,621 3,803 8,005 17,724 8,717 24,182 7,585 5,206 5,936 17,359 6,469 12,593 9,856 233,152 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State February 2, 2019 February 9, 2019 Week ending February 16, 2019 February 23, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,984 22,669 5,221 1,323 27,644 5,790 3,195 5,725 15,477 6,157 22,739 21,397 4,669 1,335 27,609 5,982 3,149 6,609 15,490 5,978 23,481 20,899 5,096 1,303 26,798 6,060 3,167 6,137 15,380 6,155 22,978 20,982 5,382 1,221 27,515 6,209 3,222 5,963 15,521 6,069 March 2, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,190 24,162 4,470 1,342 27,917 5,788 3,234 6,601 15,577 4,789 March 9, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,595 22,522 4,797 1,335 28,857 6,836 3,274 6,017 15,815 6,139 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 18,960 3,727 3,867 4,782 13,021 5,463 10,229 18,339 4,660 3,964 5,117 13,568 5,084 9,833 17,729 5,002 3,951 5,433 13,118 6,096 10,462 18,746 4,653 3,909 5,189 13,653 5,686 10,022 17,583 3,260 3,810 5,265 13,649 6,019 10,222 18,709 3,727 3,835 4,206 13,874 5,701 9,936 Other States ....................................... 7,776 7,759 7,321 7,379 7,755 7,702 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 184,010 102 183,281 103 183,588 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 13, 2019. 184,299 102 183,633 101 185,877 101 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