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