Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 April 17

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 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

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 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