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