Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 July 17

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) 713-5400 www.nass.usda.gov

July 17, 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 July 13, 2019. This is up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.6 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 188 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....

June 8, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,645 1,178
35,319 5,917

June 15, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,982 1,178
35,306 5,756

June 22, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,483 1,163
35,465 5,833

Week ending
June 29, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,191 1,163
34,464 5,703

United States ......

234,675

229,796

232,974

228,902

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 17, 2019.

July 6, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,149 1,163
35,363 5,892
232,386

July 13, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,044 1,163
35,343 5,794
231,749

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 95 99
100
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

June 8, 2019

June 15, 2019

June 22, 2019

Week ending
June 29, 2019

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

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

22,494 1,333
27,470 5,143

22,667 1,341
27,423 6,522

22,075 1,314
28,826 4,985

23,595 1,294
27,828 5,047

United States ......

190,476

189,588

190,460

189,654

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 17, 2019.

July 6, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,988 1,300
28,010 4,897
186,812

July 13, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,350 1,168
28,054 5,058
188,226

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 88 97 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

June 8, 2019

June 15, 2019

Week ending

June 22, 2019

June 29, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

31,645 25,134
5,151 1,178 35,319 7,932 3,742 8,062 19,059 8,552

30,982 24,272
5,245 1,178 35,306 7,712 3,646 7,791 18,457 8,552

31,483 24,035
4,965 1,163 35,465 7,879 3,848 8,177 18,647 8,227

31,191 24,482
5,085 1,163 34,464 7,944 3,364 7,637 18,374 8,628

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

24,296 7,643 5,596 5,917
17,378 6,424
12,059

23,108 7,327 5,065 5,756
17,111 6,423
12,241

24,237 7,395 5,683 5,833
17,654 6,416
11,978

23,341 7,647 5,189 5,703
17,222 6,425
12,187

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

9,588

9,624

9,889

8,856

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

234,675 101

229,796 100

232,974 101

228,902 100

July 6, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,149 25,036
5,058 1,163 35,363 7,545 3,682 7,659 18,705 8,485
23,265 7,698 5,614 5,892
17,645 6,274
12,352
9,801
232,386 101

July 13, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,044 24,801
5,101 1,163 35,343 7,831 3,712 7,978 18,263 8,297
23,262 7,513 5,602 5,794
17,548 6,423
12,331
9,743
231,749 101

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

State

June 8, 2019

June 15, 2019

Week ending

June 22, 2019

June 29, 2019

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

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

22,494 23,077
5,984 1,333 27,470 6,685 3,321 4,535 16,273 6,181

22,667 23,340
4,730 1,341 27,423 6,419 3,332 6,834 16,148 6,291

22,075 24,035
5,325 1,314 28,826 5,933 3,299 5,529 16,090 5,697

23,595 22,791
5,239 1,294 27,828 6,204 3,333 5,402 16,159 6,586

July 6, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,988 20,092
4,261 1,300 28,010 6,496 3,254 6,487 15,756 6,340

July 13, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,350 21,638
5,101 1,168 28,054 6,030 3,401 5,875 15,842 5,753

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

20,117 4,504 4,326 5,143
14,071 6,362
11,147

19,586 3,802 3,955 6,522
13,944 5,292
10,560

20,182 3,770 4,213 4,985
14,433 5,920
11,312

20,326 4,231 3,873 5,047
14,176 5,642
10,574

18,652 6,259 3,787 4,897
14,115 5,735
10,874

19,784 4,313 4,099 5,058
14,500 5,394
10,928

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

7,453

7,402

7,522

7,354

7,509

7,938

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

190,476 101

189,588 101

190,460 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 17, 2019.

189,654 101

186,812 100

188,226 101

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