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 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 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