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 8, 2019 Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 4, 2019. This is up slightly 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 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 .... 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 April 13, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,117 1,178 35,146 5,980 Week ending April 20, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,543 1,178 35,380 5,594 United States ...... 232,221 230,929 233,378 234,610 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 8, 2019. April 27, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,339 1,178 34,952 5,832 233,314 May 4, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,125 1,178 33,950 6,029 231,874 Percent of previous year (percent) 99 96 96 104 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019 State March 30, 2019 April 6, 2019 April 13, 2019 Week ending April 20, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia ............... South Carolina .... 22,651 1,321 27,040 5,174 23,076 1,323 27,252 5,333 22,164 1,298 27,342 5,304 22,699 1,332 27,569 5,112 United States ...... 185,869 187,365 185,984 186,705 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 8, 2019. April 27, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 21,466 1,315 29,061 4,418 186,166 May 4, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,175 1,212 28,587 5,207 188,742 Percent of previous year (percent) 98 75 105 101 102 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 March 30, 2019 April 6, 2019 Week ending April 13, 2019 April 20, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 30,352 24,965 5,490 1,194 35,116 7,912 3,592 8,107 18,896 8,151 30,247 25,227 5,368 1,194 35,239 7,787 3,592 7,960 19,183 8,431 30,117 25,014 5,433 1,178 35,146 7,850 3,834 8,349 19,111 8,490 30,543 24,867 5,489 1,178 35,380 7,951 3,848 8,307 19,334 8,585 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 12,156 23,980 7,730 5,649 5,594 17,338 6,469 12,430 Other States ........................................ 9,926 9,567 9,943 9,938 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 232,221 102 230,929 101 233,378 101 234,610 102 April 27, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,339 24,562 5,303 1,178 34,942 7,849 3,606 8,361 19,081 8,416 23,804 7,992 5,559 5,832 17,706 6,468 12,357 9,959 233,314 101 May 4, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 30,125 24,866 5,452 1,178 33,950 7,963 3,818 7,913 18,956 8,296 23,902 7,564 5,460 6,029 17,850 6,318 12,441 9,793 231,874 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State March 30, 2019 April 6, 2019 Week ending April 13, 2019 April 20, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,651 23,771 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 22,699 22,714 5,730 1,332 27,569 6,021 3,220 5,875 16,015 6,679 April 27, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 21,466 22,548 4,645 1,315 29,061 5,879 3,223 6,649 16,107 5,973 May 4, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 22,175 21,917 5,650 1,212 28,587 5,955 3,418 5,654 16,003 5,832 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 18,898 4,445 3,373 4,418 14,181 5,487 11,079 19,000 5,539 3,930 5,207 14,133 5,957 10,689 Other States ........................................ 7,763 8,027 7,275 7,715 7,419 7,884 United States ...................................... 185,869 187,365 185,984 Percent of previous year ..................... 101 102 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 8, 2019. 186,705 102 186,166 101 188,742 102 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