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 27, 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 March 23, 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 81.2 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 184 million chicks for meat production, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 March 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,677 1,225 34,627 5,832 Week ending March 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 29,980 1,194 34,760 5,936 United States ...... 230,449 232,516 231,371 232,089 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 27, 2019. March 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,138 1,194 34,788 5,926 231,389 March 23, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,152 1,194 34,100 6,036 230,420 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 97 97 103 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019 State February 16, 2019 February 23, 2019 March 2, 2019 Week ending March 9, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 23,481 1,303 26,798 5,433 22,978 1,221 27,515 5,189 22,190 1,342 27,917 5,265 21,098 1,334 28,857 4,206 United States ...... 183,591 184,178 183,511 184,198 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 27, 2019. March 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 21,851 1,230 27,458 4,191 185,719 March 23, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 21,307 1,324 27,759 4,909 184,038 Percent of previous year (percent) 96 97 99 100 100 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 16, 2019 February 23, 2019 Week ending March 2, 2019 March 9, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 31,677 24,898 5,127 1,225 34,627 7,760 3,803 8,204 16,719 8,421 29,980 25,181 5,326 1,194 34,760 7,621 3,803 8,036 18,290 8,717 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 24,226 7,585 5,167 5,936 17,359 6,469 12,608 Other States ....................................... 9,793 9,665 9,747 9,831 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 230,449 101 232,516 102 231,371 101 232,089 102 March 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,138 24,410 5,297 1,194 34,788 7,791 3,773 8,295 17,951 8,151 24,333 7,885 5,138 5,926 17,405 6,394 12,299 10,221 231,389 101 March 23, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,152 24,621 5,263 1,194 34,100 7,783 3,682 7,572 18,880 8,549 24,330 7,643 5,084 6,036 17,207 6,459 12,059 9,806 230,420 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State February 16, 2019 February 23, 2019 Week ending March 2, 2019 March 9, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 21,098 22,522 5,204 1,334 28,857 6,836 3,275 5,612 15,814 6,140 March 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 21,851 22,721 5,500 1,230 27,458 6,217 3,293 6,145 15,969 6,503 March 23, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 21,307 23,122 5,426 1,324 27,759 6,041 3,286 5,582 13,806 5,522 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 19,657 3,552 3,810 4,191 13,812 5,302 11,211 19,143 4,566 3,853 4,909 13,846 5,680 11,344 Other States ....................................... 7,321 7,379 7,755 7,631 7,297 7,522 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 183,591 102 184,178 102 183,511 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 27, 2019. 184,198 101 185,719 102 184,038 100 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