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 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 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 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