Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 August 21

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

August 21, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 17, 2019. This is up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.8 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 189 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019

State

July 13, 2019

July 20, 2019

July 27, 2019

Week ending
August 3, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

31,044 1,163
34,945 5,794

31,338 1,178
35,114 5,675

32,190 1,178
34,680 5,676

30,539 1,178
34,741 5,698

United States ......

231,840

232,870

233,185

232,458

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 21, 2019.

August 10, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,215 1,178
34,576 5,828
230,956

August 17, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,385 1,178
34,905 5,890
232,257

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 96
104 98
103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

July 13, 2019

July 20, 2019

July 27, 2019

Week ending
August 3, 2019

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

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

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

22,791 1,289
26,644 5,880

23,483 1,303
27,471 4,670

22,746 1,303
27,753 4,843

United States ......

188,488

185,142

188,723

187,612

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 21, 2019.

August 10, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,050 1,319
29,887 4,684
188,252

August 17, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,558 1,239
28,401 5,466
189,027

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 99 104 109
102

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019

State

July 13, 2019

July 20, 2019

Week ending

July 27, 2019

August 3, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

32,190 24,775
5,152 1,178 34,680 7,460 3,619 7,866 18,566 8,618

30,539 24,989
5,338 1,178 34,741 7,814 3,713 8,097 18,490 8,614

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

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

23,987 7,648 5,803 5,675
17,338 6,425
12,244

23,800 7,237 5,596 5,676
17,640 6,425
12,379

24,044 7,617 5,508 5,698
17,558 6,349
11,788

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

9,644

9,557

10,328

10,383

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

231,840 102

232,870 101

233,185 102

232,458 101

August 10, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,215 24,364
5,175 1,178 34,576 7,874 3,697 7,958 18,490 8,494
23,934 7,131 5,365 5,828
17,714 6,062
11,762
10,139
230,956 102

August 17, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,385 24,350
4,880 1,178 34,905 7,749 3,713 7,748 18,348 8,663
23,597 7,335 5,448 5,890
17,422 6,349
12,261
10,036
232,257 103

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

State

July 13, 2019

July 20, 2019

Week ending

July 27, 2019

August 3, 2019

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

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

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

22,791 21,846
4,704 1,289 26,644 6,067 2,955 5,164 15,718 5,718

23,483 23,584
4,722 1,303 27,471 6,565 3,213 5,287 16,021 5,834

22,746 23,543
5,967 1,303 27,753 6,860 3,228 5,642 15,421 6,104

August 10, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,050 23,640
4,641 1,319 29,887 6,143 3,202 6,205 15,519 6,025

August 17, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,558 23,254
5,125 1,239 28,401 6,011 3,138 5,305 15,558 6,590

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

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

18,852 5,552 3,857 5,880
14,024 6,403
10,881

19,275 4,120 4,223 4,670
14,535 6,380
10,575

18,944 3,605 4,284 4,843
14,183 5,041
10,867

18,977 3,426 4,302 4,684
14,236 5,746
10,703

19,211 3,525 4,192 5,466
14,311 6,108
11,197

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

7,831

6,797

7,462

7,278

7,547

7,838

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

188,488 101

185,142 100

188,723 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 21, 2019.

187,612 102

188,252 101

189,027 102