United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
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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
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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