United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
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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
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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