Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 July 3

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 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