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 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 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