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