Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 June 5

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 5, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 234 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 1, 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 82.9 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 189 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....

April 27, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,339 1,178
35,876 5,832

May 4, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,279 1,178
33,950 6,029

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

Week ending
May 18, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,547 1,178
35,386 5,942

United States ......

234,096

232,731

232,716

235,040

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 5, 2019.

May 25, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,672 1,178
35,268 5,758
234,061

June 1, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,258 1,178
35,184 5,888
233,990

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 96 100 103
100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

April 27, 2019

May 4, 2019

May 11, 2019

Week ending
May 18, 2019

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

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

21,556 1,315
29,004 4,419

22,203 1,212
28,536 5,207

22,912 1,308
27,855 5,432

22,175 1,334
28,741 4,434

United States ......

186,272

188,859

190,141

189,362

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 5, 2019.

May 25, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,849 1,242
27,101 5,341
188,224

June 1, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,786 1,323
26,954 4,781
188,769

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 100
97 113
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

April 27, 2019

May 4, 2019

Week ending

May 11, 2019

May 18, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,339 24,562
5,303 1,178 35,876 7,849 3,606 8,363 19,081 8,416

30,279 25,305
5,152 1,178 33,950 7,963 3,818 7,886 18,956 8,296

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 35,386 8,034 3,652 8,189 19,303 8,490

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

23,804 8,062 5,558 5,832
17,706 6,468
12,357

24,220 7,663 5,619 6,029
17,850 6,318
12,441

23,741 7,959 5,380 5,892
17,487 6,440
12,633

24,230 7,927 5,833 5,942
17,420 6,440
12,402

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

9,736

9,808

9,891

9,763

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

234,096 101

232,731 101

232,716 101

235,040 101

May 25, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,672 25,114
5,151 1,178 35,268 7,885 3,758 8,284 19,303 8,564
24,584 7,547 5,596 5,758
17,081 6,440
12,091
9,787
234,061 101

June 1, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,258 25,113
5,151 1,178 35,184 7,860 3,725 8,182 19,182 8,515
24,409 7,684 5,597 5,888
17,450 6,440
12,294
9,880
233,990 100

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

State

April 27, 2019

May 4, 2019

Week ending

May 11, 2019

May 18, 2019

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

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

21,556 22,563
4,628 1,315 29,004 5,881 3,224 6,665 16,106 5,974

22,203 22,076
6,392 1,212 28,536 5,955 3,418 4,405 16,012 5,834

22,912 23,854
5,884 1,308 27,855 6,207 3,450 5,164 16,290 5,781

22,175 22,580
5,437 1,334 28,741 5,933 3,206 6,256 16,011 5,339

May 25, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,849 23,178
4,299 1,242 27,101 6,331 3,528 5,371 16,006 5,582

June 1, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,786 24,546
4,964 1,323 26,954 6,938 3,343 4,470 16,315 5,169

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

18,898 4,422 3,370 4,419
14,182 5,512
11,079

18,965 5,476 3,961 5,207
14,141 6,480
10,687

19,257 3,802 4,120 5,432
14,201 6,249
10,583

19,400 5,096 4,103 4,434
14,634 5,215
11,486

19,205 4,455 4,167 5,341
14,351 6,780
10,584

19,203 3,804 4,072 4,781
14,187 7,096
10,473

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

7,474

7,899

7,792

7,982

7,854

7,345

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

186,272 101

188,859 102

190,141 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 5, 2019.

189,362 102

188,224 101

188,769 102

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