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