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