Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 May 15

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 15, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 233 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 11, 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 82.5 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 190 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....

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

April 13, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,117 1,178
35,146 5,980

April 20, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,638 1,178
35,499 5,594

Week ending
April 27, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,339 1,178
34,942 5,832

United States ......

230,929

233,558

234,854

233,091

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 15, 2019.

May 4, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,125 1,178
33,950 6,029
232,061

May 11, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,362 1,178
34,676 5,892
232,790

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 96 98
104
100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

April 6, 2019

April 13, 2019

April 20, 2019

Week ending
April 27, 2019

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

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

23,076 1,323
27,252 5,333

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

22,699 1,332
27,569 5,112

21,467 1,315
29,061 4,418

United States ......

187,365

185,984

186,705

186,212

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 15, 2019.

May 4, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,175 1,212
28,594 5,207
188,777

May 11, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,842 1,309
27,844 5,508
189,695

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 86
101 107
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

April 6, 2019

April 13, 2019

Week ending

April 20, 2019

April 27, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,247 25,227
5,368 1,194 35,239 7,787 3,592 7,960 19,183 8,431

30,117 25,194
5,433 1,178 35,146 7,850 3,834 8,349 19,111 8,490

30,638 24,897
5,489 1,178 35,499 7,951 3,848 8,307 19,334 8,585

30,339 24,562
5,303 1,178 34,942 7,849 3,606 8,361 19,081 8,416

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

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
12,156

23,980 7,730 5,649 5,594
17,338 6,469
12,430

23,804 7,992 5,559 5,832
17,706 6,468
12,357

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

9,567

9,943

9,938

9,736

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

230,929 101

233,558 102

234,854 102

233,091 101

May 4, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,125 24,912
5,452 1,178 33,950 7,963 3,818 7,913 18,956 8,296
23,869 7,564 5,619 6,029
17,850 6,318
12,441
9,808
232,061 100

May 11, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,362 25,253
5,416 1,178 34,676 7,918 3,788 7,975 19,303 7,967
23,234 7,831 5,615 5,892
17,487 6,440
12,633
9,822
232,790 101

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

State

April 6, 2019

April 13, 2019

Week ending

April 20, 2019

April 27, 2019

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

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

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

22,699 22,714
5,730 1,332 27,569 6,021 3,220 5,875 16,015 6,679

21,467 22,548
4,645 1,315 29,061 5,879 3,224 6,649 16,106 5,974

May 4, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,175 22,052
5,650 1,212 28,594 5,955 3,418 5,484 16,003 5,834

May 11, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,842 24,205
5,364 1,309 27,844 6,206 3,450 5,867 16,286 5,781

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

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

18,898 4,445 3,373 4,418
14,182 5,486
11,079

19,010 5,538 3,961 5,207
14,141 5,957
10,687

19,143 3,405 4,122 5,508
14,054 5,901
10,588

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

8,027

7,275

7,715

7,463

7,899

7,820

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

187,365 102

185,984 102

186,705 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 15, 2019.

186,212 101

188,777 102

189,695 102

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