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

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June 26, 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 June 22, 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 82.8 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 190 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019

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

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

June 1, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,197 1,178
35,529 5,828

Week ending
June 8, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,224 1,178
35,030 5,917

United States ......

234,839

234,014

234,739

233,242

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 26, 2019.

June 15, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
29,502 1,178
35,233 5,756
229,210

June 22, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,031 1,163
35,038 5,833
231,576

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 95 98 104
100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

May 18, 2019

May 25, 2019

June 1, 2019

Week ending
June 8, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

22,433 1,335
27,541 5,143

United States ......

189,529

188,303

189,061

190,560

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 26, 2019.

June 15, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,608 1,342
27,469 6,523
189,691

June 22, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
21,491 1,307
28,871 4,985
190,276

Percent of previous year
(percent)
90 102 106
98
101

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019

State

May 18, 2019

May 25, 2019

Week ending

June 1, 2019

June 8, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

30,197 25,132
5,245 1,178 35,529 7,711 3,725 8,182 19,212 8,515

30,224 25,134
5,151 1,178 35,030 7,932 3,742 8,217 19,059 8,552

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

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

24,425 7,547 5,661 5,758
17,081 6,440
12,091

24,610 7,684 5,729 5,828
17,531 6,440
12,566

24,296 7,643 5,578 5,917
17,378 6,424
12,059

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

9,722

9,853

9,725

9,728

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

234,839 101

234,014 101

234,739 101

233,242 101

June 15, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
29,502 24,272
5,245 1,178 35,233 7,712 3,646 7,947 18,638 8,552
23,108 7,327 5,715 5,756
17,111 6,423
12,241
9,604
229,210 100

June 22, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,031 24,035
5,242 1,163 35,038 7,879 3,848 8,361 18,647 8,227
24,128 7,395 5,741 5,833
17,654 6,416
11,978
9,960
231,576 100

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

State

May 18, 2019

May 25, 2019

Week ending

June 1, 2019

June 8, 2019

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

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

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

22,433 23,077
6,136 1,335 27,541 6,686 3,321 4,352 16,273 6,180

June 15, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,608 23,340
5,223 1,342 27,469 6,418 3,332 6,352 16,148 6,291

June 22, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
21,491 24,028
4,768 1,307 28,871 5,933 3,299 6,227 16,090 5,762

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

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

19,212 4,455 4,137 5,341
14,350 6,888
10,590

19,162 3,803 4,086 4,748
14,152 7,203
10,853

20,117 4,504 4,352 5,143
14,070 6,391
11,150

19,578 3,802 4,121 6,523
13,944 5,323
10,506

20,282 3,770 4,189 4,985
14,370 5,734
11,368

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

7,976

7,814

7,336

7,499

7,371

7,802

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

189,529 102

188,303 102

189,061 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 26, 2019.

190,560 101

189,691 101

190,276 101

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