United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
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July 3, 2019
Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 229 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 29, 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 82.8 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 190 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....
May 25, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,642 1,178
35,268 5,758
June 1, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,832 1,178
35,529 5,828
June 8, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,645 1,178
35,030 5,917
Week ending
June 15, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,923 1,178
35,233 5,756
United States ......
234,000
235,214
234,386
229,992
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 3, 2019.
June 22, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,483 1,163
35,038 5,833
232,388
June 29, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,206 1,163
34,065 5,703
229,001
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 95 97
100
100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019
State
May 25, 2019
June 1, 2019
June 8, 2019
Week ending
June 15, 2019
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,822 1,242
27,101 5,341
23,748 1,320
26,970 4,747
22,432 1,333
27,540 5,143
22,608 1,342
27,469 6,523
United States ......
188,414
189,101
190,484
189,541
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 3, 2019.
June 22, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
21,972 1,307
28,894 4,985
190,722
June 29, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,556 1,294
27,867 5,047
189,998
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 85 99 94
101
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019
State
May 25, 2019
June 1, 2019
Week ending
June 8, 2019
June 15, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
30,642 25,094
5,151 1,178 35,268 7,885 3,758 8,129 19,334 8,564
30,832 25,132
5,245 1,178 35,529 7,711 3,725 8,027 19,212 8,515
31,645 25,134
5,151 1,178 35,030 7,932 3,742 8,062 19,059 8,552
30,923 24,272
5,245 1,178 35,233 7,712 3,646 7,791 18,638 8,552
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
24,425 7,547 5,802 5,758
17,081 6,440
12,091
24,610 7,684 5,724 5,828
17,531 6,440
12,566
24,296 7,643 5,596 5,917
17,378 6,424
12,059
23,108 7,327 5,232 5,756
17,111 6,423
12,241
Other States .......................................
9,853
9,725
9,588
9,604
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
234,000 101
235,214 101
234,386 101
229,992 100
June 22, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,483 24,035
4,965 1,163 35,038 7,879 3,848 8,177 18,647 8,227
24,237 7,395 5,751 5,833
17,654 6,416
11,978
9,662
232,388 101
June 29, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,206 24,482
5,152 1,163 34,065 7,944 3,364 7,666 18,260 8,628
23,353 7,647 5,483 5,703
17,222 6,425
12,187
9,051
229,001 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019
State
May 25, 2019
June 1, 2019
Week ending
June 8, 2019
June 15, 2019
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,822 23,210
4,831 1,242 27,101 6,331 3,527 4,987 16,027 5,581
23,748 24,577
5,349 1,320 26,970 6,836 3,342 4,050 16,292 5,237
22,432 23,077
5,984 1,333 27,540 6,685 3,321 4,535 16,273 6,181
22,608 23,340
4,730 1,342 27,469 6,418 3,332 6,835 16,148 6,291
June 22, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
21,972 24,035
5,325 1,307 28,894 5,933 3,299 5,529 16,090 5,697
June 29, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,556 22,855
5,061 1,294 27,867 6,203 3,332 5,452 16,112 6,531
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,212 4,455 4,137 5,341
14,350 6,856
10,590
19,162 3,803 4,056 4,747
14,152 7,279
10,849
20,117 4,504 4,326 5,143
14,071 6,362
11,147
19,578 3,802 3,964 6,523
13,944 5,260
10,562
20,183 3,770 4,187 4,985
14,433 5,923
11,368
20,380 4,230 3,951 5,047
14,151 5,888
10,545
Other States .......................................
7,814
7,332
7,453
7,395
7,792
7,543
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
188,414 102
189,101 102
190,484 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 3, 2019.
189,541 101
190,722 101
189,998 101
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