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