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 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 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