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 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 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