Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 August 7

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 7, 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 3, 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 82.4 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 187 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
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

June 29, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,191 1,163
34,585 5,703

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

Week ending
July 20, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,338 1,178
35,463 5,645

United States ......

229,298

232,937

231,823

233,630

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 7, 2019.

July 27, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,190 1,178
34,903 5,676
231,887

August 3, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,539 1,178
34,741 5,668
232,085

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 96 99 98
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

June 29, 2019

July 6, 2019

July 13, 2019

Week ending
July 20, 2019

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

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

23,595 1,294
27,826 5,047

22,988 1,300
28,011 4,897

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

22,790 1,289
26,644 5,880

United States ......

189,707

187,590

188,488

185,278

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 7, 2019.

July 27, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,483 1,303
27,474 4,670
188,814

August 3, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
22,736 1,303
27,730 4,805
187,299

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 104 101 100
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

June 29, 2019

July 6, 2019

Week ending

July 13, 2019

July 20, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

31,191 24,587
5,085 1,163 34,585 7,944 3,364 7,637 18,374 8,628

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 35,463 7,756 3,727 8,068 18,276 8,631

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

23,415 7,647 5,113 5,703
17,222 6,425
12,359

23,385 7,698 5,608 5,892
17,645 6,274
12,272

23,608 7,513 5,619 5,794
17,548 6,423
12,640

23,982 7,648 5,836 5,645
17,338 6,425
12,657

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

8,856

9,801

9,644

9,557

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

229,298 100

232,937 101

231,823 102

233,630 102

July 27, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
31,190 24,775
5,152 1,178 34,903 7,460 3,619 7,834 18,566 8,618
23,800 7,237 5,506 5,676
17,640 6,425
12,545
9,763
231,887 101

August 3, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
30,539 24,989
5,200 1,178 34,741 7,814 3,713 8,097 18,475 8,614
23,886 7,617 5,557 5,668
17,558 6,349
12,299
9,791
232,085 101

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

State

June 29, 2019

July 6, 2019

Week ending

July 13, 2019

July 20, 2019

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

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

23,595 22,791
5,493 1,294 27,826 6,205 3,333 5,128 16,159 6,586

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

July 27, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
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)
22,736 23,546
5,159 1,303 27,730 6,860 3,228 5,786 15,319 6,104

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

20,344 4,231 3,913 5,047
14,176 5,655
10,571

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 4,199 4,670
14,535 6,537
10,631

18,949 3,605 4,244 4,805
14,165 5,575
10,889

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

7,360

7,518

7,831

6,808

7,485

7,296

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

189,707 101

187,590 101

188,488 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 7, 2019.

185,278 100

188,814 101

187,299 102

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