Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 August 28

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 28, 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 24, 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 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019

State

July 20, 2019

July 27, 2019

August 3, 2019

Week ending
August 10, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

32,190 1,178
34,876 5,676

31,835 1,178
34,938 5,698

31,215 1,178
34,681 5,828

United States ......

232,865

233,345

233,684

231,050

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 28, 2019.

August 17, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,385 1,178
35,110 5,890
233,090

August 24, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,650 1,131
35,252 5,822
232,225

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 92
103 100
103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

July 20, 2019

July 27, 2019

August 3, 2019

Week ending
August 10, 2019

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

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

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

23,484 1,303
27,471 4,670

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

22,039 1,319
29,887 4,684

United States ......

185,158

188,409

187,529

188,220

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 28, 2019.

August 17, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,549 1,239
28,410 5,466
188,918

August 24, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,205 1,339
27,798 4,924
189,268

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 98 102 96
101

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

State

July 20, 2019

July 27, 2019

Week ending

August 3, 2019

August 10, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 34,876 7,460 3,619 7,866 18,566 8,618

31,835 24,989
5,338 1,178 34,938 7,814 3,713 8,097 18,490 8,614

31,215 24,364
5,175 1,178 34,681 7,874 3,697 7,958 18,490 8,494

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

23,982 7,648 5,803 5,675
17,338 6,425
12,244

23,838 7,237 5,669 5,676
17,640 6,425
12,379

23,782 7,618 5,532 5,698
17,558 6,349
11,788

23,942 7,131 5,346 5,828
17,714 6,062
11,762

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

9,557

10,181

10,353

10,139

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

232,865 101

233,345 102

233,684 102

231,050 102

August 17, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,385 24,279
5,338 1,178 35,110 7,749 3,713 7,748 18,348 8,663
23,723 7,335 5,448 5,890
17,422 6,349
12,261
10,151
233,090 103

August 24, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,650 24,347
5,367 1,131 35,252 7,606 3,788 7,810 18,152 8,616
23,755 7,687 5,544 5,822
17,117 6,047
11,532
10,002
232,225 103

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

State

July 20, 2019

July 27, 2019

Week ending

August 3, 2019

August 10, 2019

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

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

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

23,484 23,635
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 6,105

22,039 23,640
4,641 1,319 29,887 6,143 3,202 6,205 15,519 6,025

August 17, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,549 23,280
4,839 1,239 28,410 6,011 3,138 5,303 15,557 6,590

August 24, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,205 22,732
5,604 1,339 27,798 5,864 3,208 5,364 15,480 6,450

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

18,868 5,552 3,857 5,880
14,024 6,403
10,881

19,290 4,120 4,142 4,670
14,536 6,380
10,526

18,990 3,605 4,237 4,843
14,183 5,042
10,869

19,004 3,426 4,254 4,684
14,236 5,746
10,703

19,250 3,519 4,192 5,466
14,301 6,306
11,202

19,481 4,559 4,095 4,924
14,588 5,507
10,802

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

6,797

7,210

7,192

7,547

7,766

8,268

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

185,158 100

188,409 101

187,529 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 28, 2019.

188,220 101

188,918 102

189,268 101