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