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