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