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 6, 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 2, 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 82.0 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 184 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.... January 26, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,258 1,194 35,102 5,707 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 Week ending February 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,611 1,225 34,463 5,690 United States ...... 229,387 229,874 228,203 229,976 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 6, 2019. February 23, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,515 1,225 34,406 5,906 232,792 March 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,832 1,225 34,627 5,832 233,268 Percent of previous year (percent) 105 100 98 103 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019 State January 26, 2019 February 2, 2019 February 9, 2019 Week ending February 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 23,398 1,480 27,002 4,729 22,984 1,323 27,644 4,782 22,739 1,335 27,609 5,117 23,481 1,303 26,798 5,433 United States ...... 182,866 183,983 183,215 183,519 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 6, 2019. February 23, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,978 1,221 27,515 5,189 184,111 March 2, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,259 1,340 27,915 5,265 183,560 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 106 101 118 101 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 January 26, 2019 February 2, 2019 Week ending February 9, 2019 February 16, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 31,258 24,546 5,317 1,194 35,102 7,784 3,652 8,160 18,278 8,272 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 24,686 5,225 1,225 34,463 7,675 3,743 7,896 18,498 8,381 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 23,330 7,499 5,088 5,707 16,330 6,330 11,834 23,634 7,750 5,095 5,651 16,925 6,454 11,884 22,454 7,702 4,934 5,704 16,802 6,351 11,500 23,691 7,549 5,062 5,690 16,992 6,312 11,462 Other States ....................................... 9,706 9,757 9,841 9,815 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 229,387 102 229,874 101 228,203 101 229,976 101 February 23, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,515 25,105 5,342 1,225 34,406 7,803 3,803 8,253 18,655 8,478 23,228 7,683 5,135 5,906 17,256 6,489 12,692 9,818 232,792 102 March 2, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 31,832 24,898 5,370 1,225 34,627 7,760 3,803 8,173 18,480 8,421 24,105 7,461 5,073 5,832 17,249 6,621 12,646 9,692 233,268 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State January 26, 2019 February 2, 2019 Week ending February 9, 2019 February 16, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 23,398 22,979 4,249 1,480 27,002 5,929 3,204 5,938 15,462 5,763 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 February 23, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,978 20,982 5,339 1,221 27,515 6,209 3,222 6,436 15,521 6,069 March 2, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,259 23,743 5,357 1,340 27,915 5,788 3,233 6,618 15,608 4,789 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 18,834 4,176 3,981 4,729 12,018 5,552 10,805 18,960 3,727 3,840 4,782 13,021 5,463 10,229 18,339 4,660 3,898 5,117 13,568 5,084 9,833 17,729 5,002 3,883 5,433 13,118 6,096 10,462 18,303 4,653 3,818 5,189 13,653 5,686 10,022 17,165 3,621 3,718 5,265 13,646 5,489 10,222 Other States ....................................... 7,367 7,776 7,759 7,320 7,295 7,784 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 182,866 101 183,983 102 183,215 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 6, 2019. 183,519 102 184,111 102 183,560 101 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