Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 May 22

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 22, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 235 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 18, 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 82.6 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 189 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 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

April 27, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,339 1,178
35,876 5,832

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

United States ......

233,526

234,705

234,096

232,182

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 22, 2019.

May 11, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,362 1,178
34,676 5,892
232,903

May 18, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,547 1,178
35,386 5,942
235,063

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 96 100 105
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

April 13, 2019

April 20, 2019

April 27, 2019

Week ending
May 4, 2019

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

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

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

22,699 1,331
27,565 5,111

21,467 1,315
29,062 4,419

22,175 1,212
28,594 5,207

United States ......

186,009

186,746

186,241

188,892

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 22, 2019.

May 11, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,848 1,308
27,914 5,432
190,104

May 18, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,093 1,334
28,790 4,434
189,192

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 88 100 92
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 13, 2019

April 20, 2019

Week ending

April 27, 2019

May 4, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 35,876 7,849 3,606 8,363 19,081 8,416

30,125 24,912
5,152 1,178 33,950 7,963 3,818 7,884 18,956 8,296

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

23,718 7,759 5,428 5,980
17,373 6,467
12,156

23,980 7,771 5,459 5,594
17,338 6,469
12,430

23,804 8,062 5,558 5,832
17,706 6,468
12,357

24,220 7,663 5,619 6,029
17,850 6,318
12,441

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

9,943

9,938

9,736

9,808

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

233,526 102

234,705 102

234,096 101

232,182 101

May 11, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,362 25,253
4,872 1,178 34,676 7,918 3,788 7,946 19,303 7,967
23,741 7,959 5,597 5,892
17,487 6,440
12,633
9,891
232,903 101

May 18, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,547 25,153
5,151 1,178 35,386 8,034 3,652 8,188 19,303 8,490
24,210 7,927 5,600 5,942
17,420 6,440
12,679
9,763
235,063 101

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

State

April 13, 2019

April 20, 2019

Week ending

April 27, 2019

May 4, 2019

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

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

22,164 22,310
4,785 1,298 27,342 6,552 3,313 6,030 16,041 5,785

22,699 22,056
5,730 1,331 27,565 6,023 3,220 5,875 16,015 6,679

21,467 22,563
4,628 1,315 29,062 5,881 3,224 6,665 16,106 5,974

22,175 22,076
6,503 1,212 28,594 5,955 3,418 4,470 16,003 5,834

May 11, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,848 23,854
5,872 1,308 27,914 6,207 3,450 5,161 16,286 5,781

May 18, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,093 22,782
5,103 1,334 28,790 5,933 3,206 6,565 16,007 5,335

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

19,408 4,552 3,991 5,304
13,991 5,413
10,455

18,625 4,167 3,457 5,111
14,096 5,714
10,662

18,898 4,422 3,370 4,419
14,182 5,512
11,079

18,965 5,476 3,961 5,207
14,141 6,316
10,687

19,257 3,802 4,105 5,432
14,201 6,249
10,583

19,389 4,888 4,096 4,434
14,638 5,215
11,424

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

7,275

7,721

7,474

7,899

7,794

7,960

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

186,009 102

186,746 102

186,241 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 22, 2019.

188,892 102

190,104 102

189,192 102

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