Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 April 24

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 24, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 234 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 20, 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 82.1 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 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

March 30, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,352 1,194
35,116 5,774

Week ending
April 6, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,247 1,194
35,239 5,840

United States ......

232,776

230,588

232,131

230,823

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 24, 2019.

April 13, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,146 1,178
35,146 5,980
233,417

April 20, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,543 1,178
35,380 5,594
234,145

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 96
100 98
102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

March 16, 2019

March 23, 2019

March 30, 2019

Week ending
April 6, 2019

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

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

21,851 1,232
27,462 4,192

21,313 1,325
27,771 4,909

22,651 1,321
27,040 5,174

23,076 1,323
27,255 5,333

United States ......

186,257

183,883

185,846

187,344

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 24, 2019.

April 13, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,164 1,300
27,337 5,304
185,870

April 20, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,700 1,332
27,582 5,111
186,527

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 105 102 103
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 16, 2019

March 23, 2019

Week ending

March 30, 2019

April 6, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

30,352 24,875
5,490 1,194 35,116 7,912 3,592 8,107 18,896 8,151

30,247 25,122
5,368 1,194 35,239 7,787 3,592 7,960 19,183 8,431

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

24,703 7,885 5,501 5,926
17,405 6,394
12,699

24,292 7,659 5,325 6,036
17,267 6,459
12,116

23,890 7,790 4,940 5,774
17,430 6,318
12,378

22,944 7,346 4,825 5,840
17,374 6,467
12,398

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

10,151

9,747

9,926

9,506

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

232,776 102

230,588 102

232,131 102

230,823 101

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
23,718 7,791 5,418 5,980
17,373 6,467
12,246
9,853
233,417 102

April 20, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,543 24,822
5,489 1,178 35,380 7,951 3,848 8,307 19,334 8,585
24,030 7,730 5,529 5,594
17,322 6,469
12,061
9,973
234,145 102

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

State

March 16, 2019

March 23, 2019

Week ending

March 30, 2019

April 6, 2019

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

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

21,851 22,721
6,316 1,232 27,462 6,217 3,293 5,310 15,969 6,503

21,313 23,015
5,831 1,325 27,771 6,042 3,290 4,900 13,800 5,522

22,651 23,871
5,101 1,321 27,040 6,160 3,320 5,896 14,359 5,472

23,076 21,877
4,919 1,323 27,255 5,370 3,307 6,508 15,214 5,631

April 13, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,164 22,754
4,785 1,300 27,337 6,552 3,312 6,030 16,040 5,784

April 20, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,700 22,645
5,730 1,332 27,582 6,022 3,220 5,875 16,018 6,676

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

20,059 3,553 4,081 4,192
13,812 5,204
11,192

19,248 4,721 4,118 4,909
13,862 5,819
10,882

19,298 3,978 4,034 5,174
13,780 5,866
10,762

19,048 4,719 4,034 5,333
14,215 6,165
11,326

19,409 4,083 3,969 5,304
13,867 5,424
10,454

18,632 3,481 3,466 5,111
14,082 5,705
10,637

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

7,290

7,515

7,763

8,024

7,302

7,613

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

186,257 102

183,883 100

185,846 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 24, 2019.

187,344 102

185,870 102

186,527 102

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