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 20, 2019 Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 16, 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 81.4 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 186 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.... 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 February 23, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,383 1,225 34,406 5,906 Week ending March 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 29,988 1,225 34,627 5,832 United States ...... 228,344 230,449 232,516 231,633 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 20, 2019. March 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 29,980 1,194 34,760 5,936 232,252 March 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,387 1,194 34,788 5,926 231,579 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 97 99 106 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019 State February 9, 2019 February 16, 2019 February 23, 2019 Week ending March 2, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,739 1,335 27,609 5,117 23,481 1,303 26,798 5,433 22,978 1,221 27,515 5,189 22,190 1,342 27,917 5,265 United States ...... 183,281 183,591 184,178 183,511 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 20, 2019. March 9, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,629 1,334 28,857 4,206 185,848 March 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 21,862 1,230 27,446 4,191 185,649 Percent of previous year (percent) 95 95 99 88 102 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 February 9, 2019 February 16, 2019 Week ending February 23, 2019 March 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 31,704 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 31,383 25,004 5,342 1,225 34,406 7,803 3,803 8,253 18,655 8,478 29,988 24,898 5,127 1,225 34,627 7,760 3,803 8,204 18,670 8,421 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 12,693 24,136 7,505 5,167 5,832 17,249 6,621 12,653 Other States ....................................... 9,841 9,793 9,665 9,747 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 228,344 101 230,449 101 232,516 102 231,633 101 March 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 29,980 25,181 5,489 1,194 34,760 7,621 3,803 8,036 18,290 8,717 24,226 7,585 5,167 5,936 17,359 6,469 12,608 9,831 232,252 102 March 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,387 24,410 5,297 1,194 34,788 7,791 3,773 8,295 17,951 8,151 24,298 7,885 5,178 5,926 17,405 6,394 12,299 10,157 231,579 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State February 9, 2019 February 16, 2019 Week ending February 23, 2019 March 2, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,739 21,397 4,669 1,335 27,609 5,982 3,149 6,609 15,490 5,978 23,481 20,899 5,692 1,303 26,798 6,060 3,167 5,544 15,380 6,155 22,978 20,982 5,477 1,221 27,515 6,209 3,222 5,850 15,521 6,069 22,190 24,162 5,061 1,342 27,917 5,788 3,234 6,005 15,577 4,789 March 9, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,629 22,522 5,737 1,334 28,857 6,836 3,275 5,198 15,814 6,140 March 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 21,862 22,750 5,500 1,230 27,446 6,217 3,293 6,145 15,919 6,503 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 5,615 9,990 17,583 3,260 3,810 5,265 13,649 5,935 10,189 18,709 3,728 3,839 4,206 13,875 5,603 9,915 19,685 3,552 3,863 4,191 13,809 5,302 11,087 Other States ....................................... 7,759 7,321 7,379 7,755 7,631 7,295 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 183,281 103 183,591 102 184,178 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 20, 2019. 183,511 101 185,848 101 185,649 102 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