Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 August 14

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

August 14, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 231 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 10, 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 82.7 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 189 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....

July 6, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,149 1,163
35,610 5,892

July 13, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,044 1,163
34,945 5,794

July 20, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,338 1,178
35,114 5,645

Week ending
July 27, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,190 1,178
34,903 5,676

United States ......

232,937

231,840

233,281

231,997

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 14, 2019.

August 3, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,539 1,178
34,741 5,698
232,209

August 10, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,215 1,178
34,576 5,798
230,501

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 96 99
109
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

July 6, 2019

July 13, 2019

July 20, 2019

Week ending
July 27, 2019

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

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

22,988 1,300
28,011 4,897

23,418 1,167
27,995 5,058

22,790 1,289
26,644 5,880

23,483 1,303
27,474 4,670

United States ......

187,590

188,488

185,278

188,820

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 14, 2019.

August 3, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,746 1,303
27,753 4,843
187,519

August 10, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,077 1,319
29,878 4,551
188,525

Percent of previous year
(percent)
93 94 106 100
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

July 6, 2019

July 13, 2019

Week ending

July 20, 2019

July 27, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

31,149 25,036
5,058 1,163 35,610 7,815 3,682 7,659 18,705 8,485

31,044 24,801
5,058 1,163 34,945 7,831 3,712 7,920 18,263 8,297

31,338 24,739
5,366 1,178 35,114 7,756 3,727 8,068 18,276 8,631

31,190 24,775
5,152 1,178 34,903 7,460 3,619 7,834 18,566 8,618

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

23,385 7,698 5,608 5,892
17,645 6,274
12,272

23,608 7,530 5,619 5,794
17,548 6,423
12,640

23,982 7,648 5,836 5,645
17,338 6,425
12,657

23,800 7,237 5,616 5,676
17,640 6,425
12,545

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

9,801

9,644

9,557

9,763

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

232,937 101

231,840 102

233,281 102

231,997 101

August 3, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,539 24,989
5,152 1,178 34,741 7,814 3,713 8,097 18,490 8,614
23,913 7,617 5,657 5,698
17,558 6,349
12,299
9,791
232,209 101

August 10, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,215 24,364
5,176 1,178 34,576 7,874 3,697 7,958 18,490 8,494
23,618 7,131 5,487 5,798
17,714 6,062
12,149
9,520
230,501 101

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

State

July 6, 2019

July 13, 2019

Week ending

July 20, 2019

July 27, 2019

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

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

22,988 20,092
4,593 1,300 28,011 6,497 3,254 6,224 15,756 6,340

23,418 21,709
4,652 1,167 27,995 5,712 3,400 6,182 15,842 5,778

22,790 21,846
4,537 1,289 26,644 6,068 2,955 5,245 15,718 5,718

23,483 23,584
4,562 1,303 27,474 6,565 3,213 5,323 16,021 5,834

August 3, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,746 23,543
5,665 1,303 27,753 6,860 3,228 5,281 15,421 6,104

August 10, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,077 23,640
5,078 1,319 29,878 6,143 3,202 5,434 15,519 6,025

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

19,029 6,259 4,145 4,897
14,115 5,718
10,854

19,808 4,313 4,163 5,058
14,515 5,571
11,374

18,854 5,552 3,829 5,880
14,024 6,573
10,948

19,275 4,120 4,231 4,670
14,535 6,537
10,631

18,982 3,605 4,256 4,843
14,183 5,619
10,849

18,932 3,426 4,295 4,551
14,228 6,193
11,038

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

7,518

7,831

6,808

7,459

7,278

7,547

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

187,590 101

188,488 101

185,278 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 14, 2019.

188,820 101

187,519 102

188,525 101

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