Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 June 19

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

June 19, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 229 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 15, 2019. This is down slightly percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.9 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....

May 11, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,391 1,178
34,676 5,892

May 18, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,547 1,178
35,086 5,942

May 25, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,642 1,178
35,268 5,758

Week ending
June 1, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
29,925 1,178
35,184 5,888

United States ......

232,921

234,839

234,173

234,166

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 19, 2019.

June 8, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,224 1,178
34,684 5,917
232,881

June 15, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
29,502 1,178
34,888 5,756
229,342

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 96 98 100
100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

May 11, 2019

May 18, 2019

May 25, 2019

Week ending
June 1, 2019

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

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

22,912 1,308
27,857 5,433

22,211 1,332
28,737 4,434

22,822 1,242
27,101 5,341

23,748 1,323
26,975 4,781

United States ......

190,208

189,529

188,295

189,070

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 19, 2019.

June 8, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,395 1,335
27,541 5,104
190,470

June 15, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,630 1,342
27,443 6,526
189,957

Percent of previous year
(percent)
94 99 105 127
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

May 11, 2019

May 18, 2019

Week ending

May 25, 2019

June 1, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,391 25,253
4,872 1,178 34,676 7,918 3,788 7,947 19,303 7,967

30,547 25,153
5,151 1,178 35,086 8,034 3,652 8,189 19,303 8,490

30,642 25,094
5,151 1,178 35,268 7,885 3,758 8,284 19,334 8,564

29,925 25,132
5,245 1,178 35,184 7,711 3,725 8,182 19,212 8,515

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

23,741 7,959 5,585 5,892
17,487 6,440
12,633

24,230 7,927 5,973 5,942
17,420 6,440
12,402

24,584 7,547 5,661 5,758
17,081 6,440
12,091

24,594 7,684 5,729 5,888
17,531 6,440
12,566

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

9,891

9,722

9,853

9,725

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

232,921 101

234,839 101

234,173 101

234,166 100

June 8, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,224 25,134
5,151 1,178 34,684 7,932 3,742 8,217 19,059 8,552
24,281 7,643 5,578 5,917
17,378 6,424
12,059
9,728
232,881 101

June 15, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
29,502 24,272
5,245 1,178 34,888 7,712 3,646 7,947 18,638 8,552
23,456 7,327 5,715 5,756
17,111 6,423
12,155
9,819
229,342 100

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

State

May 11, 2019

May 18, 2019

Week ending

May 25, 2019

June 1, 2019

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

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

22,912 23,854
5,884 1,308 27,857 6,207 3,450 5,170 16,290 5,781

22,211 22,684
5,438 1,332 28,737 5,935 3,206 6,261 15,991 5,339

22,822 23,210
4,299 1,242 27,101 6,331 3,527 5,376 16,027 5,581

23,748 24,577
5,862 1,323 26,975 6,836 3,342 3,526 16,292 5,237

June 8, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,395 23,077
6,136 1,335 27,541 6,686 3,321 4,352 16,273 6,180

June 15, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,630 23,390
5,223 1,342 27,443 6,418 3,333 6,352 16,148 6,292

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

19,257 3,802 4,202 5,433
14,201 6,214
10,588

19,400 5,096 4,255 4,434
14,634 5,104
11,496

19,204 4,455 4,137 5,341
14,350 6,888
10,590

19,138 3,803 4,086 4,781
14,152 7,203
10,853

20,104 4,504 4,352 5,104
14,070 6,391
11,150

19,685 3,802 4,121 6,526
13,907 5,323
10,388

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

7,798

7,976

7,814

7,336

7,499

7,634

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

190,208 103

189,529 102

188,295 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 19, 2019.

189,070 102

190,470 101

189,957 102

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