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