United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
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April 17, 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 April 13, 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 82.2 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....
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
March 23, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,327 1,194
34,100 6,036
Week ending
March 30, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,476 1,194
35,116 5,774
United States ......
231,554
232,598
230,368
231,790
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 17, 2019.
April 6, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,247 1,194
35,239 5,840
230,689
April 13, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,146 1,178
35,146 5,980
233,377
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 96 98
105
102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019
State
March 9, 2019
March 16, 2019
March 23, 2019
Week ending
March 30, 2019
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,097 1,334
28,857 4,206
21,851 1,230
27,458 4,191
21,313 1,324
27,773 4,909
22,651 1,320
27,036 5,174
United States ......
184,334
186,116
183,761
185,696
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 17, 2019.
April 6, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,076 1,321
27,253 5,333
187,183
April 13, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,183 1,298
27,326 5,304
185,674
Percent of previous year
(percent)
94 98 100 120
102
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019
State
March 9, 2019
March 16, 2019
Week ending
March 23, 2019
March 30, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,911 24,522
5,326 1,194 35,077 7,621 3,803 8,036 17,523 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
4,961 1,194 34,100 7,783 3,682 7,590 18,880 8,549
30,476 24,875
5,490 1,194 35,116 7,912 3,652 7,584 18,896 8,151
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
24,553 7,585 5,280 5,936
17,359 6,469
12,811
24,703 7,885 5,323 5,926
17,405 6,394
12,699
24,292 7,659 5,105 6,036
17,267 6,459
12,116
24,026 7,790 4,717 5,774
17,430 6,318
12,463
Other States .......................................
9,831
10,151
9,747
9,926
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
231,554 102
232,598 102
230,368 102
231,790 102
April 6, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,247 25,122
5,368 1,194 35,239 7,787 3,652 7,960 19,183 8,431
22,944 7,346 4,631 5,840
17,374 6,467
12,398
9,506
230,689 101
April 13, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,146 25,034
5,433 1,178 35,146 7,850 3,834 8,349 19,111 8,490
23,783 7,791 5,313 5,980
17,373 6,467
12,246
9,853
233,377 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019
State
March 9, 2019
March 16, 2019
Week ending
March 23, 2019
March 30, 2019
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,097 22,522
5,204 1,334 28,857 6,836 3,275 5,612 15,796 6,140
21,851 22,721
6,316 1,230 27,458 6,217 3,293 5,310 15,969 6,503
21,313 23,014
5,831 1,324 27,773 6,041 3,290 4,899 13,800 5,522
22,651 23,871
5,101 1,320 27,036 6,160 3,320 5,895 14,359 5,472
April 6, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,076 21,877
4,919 1,321 27,253 5,370 3,307 6,508 15,214 5,631
April 13, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,183 22,754
4,682 1,298 27,326 6,552 3,312 6,161 16,040 5,784
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
18,720 3,728 3,992 4,206
13,875 5,603
9,832
20,060 3,552 4,053 4,191
13,812 5,105
11,186
19,249 4,721 4,048 4,909
13,862 5,767
10,876
19,269 3,978 3,995 5,174
13,779 5,766
10,776
19,020 4,718 3,977 5,333
14,215 6,103
11,321
19,376 4,083 3,926 5,304
13,857 5,292
10,447
Other States .......................................
7,705
7,289
7,522
7,774
8,020
7,297
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
184,334 101
186,116 102
183,761 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 17, 2019.
185,696 101
187,183 102
185,674 102
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