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