Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 May 1

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

May 1, 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 27 2019. This is up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.4 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 186 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019

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

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

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

Week ending
April 13, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,146 1,178
35,146 5,980

United States ......

230,588

232,231

230,863

233,440

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 1, 2019.

April 20, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,543 1,178
35,380 5,594
234,610

April 27, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,339 1,178
34,852 5,832
233,525

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 96 99
102
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

March 23, 2019

March 30, 2019

April 6, 2019

Week ending
April 13, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

22,164 1,298
27,342 5,304

United States ......

184,007

185,969

187,365

185,984

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 1, 2019.

April 20, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,699 1,332
27,591 5,112
186,727

April 27, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
21,460 1,315
29,338 4,168
186,222

Percent of previous year
(percent)
95 95 111 74
101

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 23, 2019

March 30, 2019

Week ending

April 6, 2019

April 13, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,327 24,621
4,961 1,194 34,100 7,783 3,682 7,590 18,880 8,549

30,352 24,975
5,490 1,194 35,116 7,912 3,592 8,107 18,896 8,151

30,247 25,222
5,368 1,194 35,239 7,787 3,592 7,960 19,183 8,431

30,146 25,034
5,433 1,178 35,146 7,850 3,834 8,349 19,111 8,490

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

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 4,765 5,840
17,374 6,467
12,398

23,718 7,791 5,428 5,980
17,373 6,467
12,246

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

9,747

9,926

9,506

9,866

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

230,588 102

232,231 102

230,863 101

233,440 102

April 20, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,543 24,867
5,489 1,178 35,380 7,951 3,848 8,307 19,334 8,585
23,980 7,730 5,649 5,594
17,338 6,469
12,430
9,938
234,610 102

April 27, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,339 24,469
5,303 1,178 34,852 7,849 3,606 8,361 19,274 8,416
24,006 7,992 5,558 5,832
17,706 6,468
12,357
9,959
233,525 101

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

State

March 23, 2019

March 30, 2019

Week ending

April 6, 2019

April 13, 2019

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

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

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 27,252 5,370 3,307 6,509 15,214 5,631

22,164 22,754
4,785 1,298 27,342 6,552 3,313 6,030 16,041 5,785

April 20, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,699 22,714
5,730 1,332 27,591 6,021 3,220 5,875 16,015 6,679

April 27, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
21,460 22,833
4,645 1,315 29,338 5,879 3,223 6,649 16,123 5,973

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

19,248 4,721 4,118 4,909
13,986 5,819
10,882

19,298 3,978 4,034 5,174
13,903 5,866
10,762

19,048 4,718 4,012 5,333
14,216 6,205
11,328

19,408 4,083 3,991 5,304
13,991 5,413
10,455

18,625 3,481 3,445 5,112
14,096 5,713
10,664

18,883 4,222 3,369 4,168
14,157 5,487
11,079

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

7,515

7,763

8,027

7,275

7,715

7,419

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

184,007 100

185,969 102

187,365 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 1, 2019.

185,984 102

186,727 102

186,222 101

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