Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 July 24

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

July 24, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 233 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 20, 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 82.8 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 185 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019

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

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

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

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

United States ......

230,304

233,016

229,179

232,406

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 24, 2019.

July 13, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,044 1,163
35,343 5,794
231,797

July 20, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,432 1,178
35,459 5,645
232,901

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 96
100 102
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

June 15, 2019

June 22, 2019

June 29, 2019

Week ending
July 6, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

22,988 1,300
28,010 4,897

United States ......

189,588

190,382

189,702

187,254

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 24, 2019.

July 13, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,418 1,168
27,998 5,059
188,355

July 20, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,803 1,289
26,860 5,543
185,372

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 103
97 130
99

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 15, 2019

June 22, 2019

Week ending

June 29, 2019

July 6, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 24,587
5,085 1,163 34,464 7,944 3,364 7,637 18,374 8,628

31,149 25,036
5,058 1,163 35,363 7,545 3,682 7,659 18,705 8,485

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

23,108 7,327 5,573 5,756
17,111 6,423
12,241

24,237 7,395 5,683 5,833
17,654 6,416
12,020

23,341 7,647 5,189 5,703
17,222 6,425
12,359

23,308 7,698 5,671 5,892
17,645 6,274
12,272

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

9,624

9,889

8,856

9,801

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

230,304 100

233,016 101

229,179 100

232,406 101

July 13, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,044 24,801
5,077 1,163 35,343 7,831 3,712 7,978 18,263 8,297
23,262 7,513 5,464 5,794
17,548 6,423
12,640
9,644
231,797 101

July 20, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,432 24,739
5,101 1,178 35,459 7,756 3,727 8,127 18,276 8,631
23,770 7,648 5,630 5,645
17,338 6,425
12,657
9,362
232,901 101

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

State

June 15, 2019

June 22, 2019

Week ending

June 29, 2019

July 6, 2019

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

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

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
5,496 1,294 27,828 6,204 3,333 5,128 16,159 6,586

22,988 20,092
4,593 1,300 28,010 6,496 3,254 6,223 15,756 6,340

July 13, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,418 21,709
4,141 1,168 27,998 5,711 3,400 6,589 15,842 5,778

July 20, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,803 21,722
4,372 1,289 26,860 6,067 2,955 5,827 15,728 5,717

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

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
11,234

20,326 4,231 3,873 5,047
14,176 5,709
10,572

18,658 6,259 4,115 4,897
14,115 5,780
10,854

19,765 4,313 4,164 5,059
14,515 5,667
11,285

19,049 5,670 3,774 5,543
14,039 6,161
10,980

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

7,402

7,522

7,354

7,524

7,833

6,816

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

189,588 101

190,382 101

189,702 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 24, 2019.

187,254 100

188,355 101

185,372 100

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