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