Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 April 10

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

April 10, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 231 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 6, 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 82.3 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 187 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....

March 2, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,678 1,225
34,627 5,832

March 9, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
29,911 1,194
35,077 5,936

March 16, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,006 1,194
35,021 5,926

Week ending
March 23, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,327 1,194
34,100 6,036

United States ......

230,822

231,655

232,096

230,785

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 10, 2019.

March 30, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,476 1,194
35,116 5,774
231,790

April 6, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
29,862 1,194
35,239 5,840
231,144

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 97 99
104
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

March 2, 2019

March 9, 2019

March 16, 2019

Week ending
March 23, 2019

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

22,190 1,342
27,917 5,265

21,097 1,334
28,857 4,206

21,851 1,230
27,458 4,191

21,313 1,324
27,773 4,909

United States ......

183,462

184,218

185,760

183,563

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 10, 2019.

March 30, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,651 1,320
27,036 5,174
185,097

April 6, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,071 1,321
27,236 5,333
186,776

Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 104 104 111
102

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019

State

March 2, 2019

March 9, 2019

Week ending

March 16, 2019

March 23, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

31,678 24,898
5,127 1,225 34,627 7,760 3,803 8,204 16,719 8,421

29,911 24,522
5,326 1,194 35,077 7,621 3,803 8,036 18,089 8,717

30,006 24,410
5,489 1,194 35,021 7,791 3,773 8,326 17,951 8,151

30,327 24,621
5,490 1,194 34,100 7,783 3,682 7,590 18,880 8,549

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

24,092 7,505 5,167 5,832
17,249 6,621
12,147

24,153 7,585 5,215 5,936
17,359 6,469
12,811

24,260 7,885 5,264 5,926
17,405 6,394
12,699

24,253 7,643 5,025 6,036
17,267 6,459
12,120

Other States .......................................

9,747

9,831

10,151

9,766

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

230,822 101

231,655 102

232,096 102

230,785 102

March 30, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,476 24,875
5,490 1,194 35,116 7,912 3,652 7,584 18,896 8,151
24,173 7,696 4,664 5,774
17,430 6,318
12,463
9,926
231,790 102

April 6, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
29,862 25,122
5,384 1,194 35,239 7,787 3,652 7,960 19,183 8,431
23,826 7,252 4,667 5,840
17,374 6,467
12,398
9,506
231,144 101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019

State

March 2, 2019

March 9, 2019

Week ending

March 16, 2019

March 23, 2019

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

22,190 24,162
5,061 1,342 27,917 5,788 3,234 6,005 15,577 4,789

21,097 22,522
5,204 1,334 28,857 6,836 3,275 5,612 15,814 6,140

21,851 22,721
6,034 1,230 27,458 6,217 3,293 5,604 15,969 6,503

21,313 23,122
5,642 1,324 27,773 6,041 3,290 5,334 13,800 5,522

March 30, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,651 23,794
5,414 1,320 27,036 6,160 3,320 5,696 14,359 5,472

April 6, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,071 21,738
5,203 1,321 27,236 5,370 3,307 6,377 15,260 5,631

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

17,551 3,260 3,810 5,265
13,649 5,935
10,172

18,720 3,728 3,858 4,206
13,875 5,603
9,832

19,693 3,552 3,907 4,191
13,812 5,250
11,186

19,130 4,566 3,868 4,909
13,862 5,669
10,876

18,912 3,988 3,853 5,174
13,779 5,619
10,776

18,939 4,983 3,847 5,333
14,193 5,626
11,321

Other States .......................................

7,755

7,705

7,289

7,522

7,774

8,020

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

183,462 101

184,218 101

185,760 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 10, 2019.

183,563 100

185,097 101

186,776 102

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