Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 September 11

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

September 11, 2019

Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 228 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 7, 2019. This is up 5 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82.7 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 189 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2019

State

August 3, 2019

August 10, 2019

August 17, 2019

Week ending
August 24, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

32,306 1,178
34,681 5,828

32,385 1,178
35,110 5,890

32,650 1,131
35,258 5,822

United States ......

233,676

231,735

233,348

231,968

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 11, 2019.

August 31, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,924 1,147
35,207 5,828
232,238

September 7, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,638 1,147
34,724 5,737
227,609

Percent of previous year
(percent)
108 160 103
97
105

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019

State

August 3, 2019

August 10, 2019

August 17, 2019

Week ending
August 24, 2019

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

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

22,774 1,303
27,690 4,843

22,096 1,319
29,819 4,684

22,595 1,239
28,351 5,466

23,228 1,339
27,917 4,924

United States ......

187,556

188,183

188,937

189,366

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 11, 2019.

August 31, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,852 1,333
27,267 5,327
187,701

September 7, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,613 1,298
27,994 5,244
188,696

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 137 105
92
103

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

State

August 3, 2019

August 10, 2019

Week ending

August 17, 2019

August 24, 2019

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

32,306 24,364
5,175 1,178 34,681 7,874 3,697 7,958 18,490 8,494

32,385 24,279
5,338 1,178 35,110 7,749 3,713 7,810 18,348 8,663

32,650 24,347
5,337 1,131 35,258 7,606 3,788 7,810 18,152 8,616

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

23,768 7,618 5,538 5,698
17,558 6,349
11,788

23,630 7,131 5,272 5,828
17,714 6,062
11,762

23,702 7,510 5,491 5,890
17,422 6,348
12,261

23,777 7,687 5,504 5,822
17,117 6,047
11,532

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

10,353

10,119

10,151

9,787

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

233,676 102

231,735 102

233,348 103

231,968 103

August 31, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,924 24,216
5,338 1,147 35,207 7,850 3,682 7,448 17,653 8,679
23,804 7,724 5,339 5,828
16,759 6,213
12,279
10,148
232,238 105

September 7, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,638 23,476
5,343 1,147 34,724 7,443 3,743 7,385 17,500 8,629
22,749 7,742 5,460 5,737
16,210 6,174
11,605
9,904
227,609 105

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

State

August 3, 2019

August 10, 2019

Week ending

August 17, 2019

August 24, 2019

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

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

22,774 23,543
5,967 1,303 27,690 6,860 3,228 5,642 15,421 6,105

22,096 23,640
4,537 1,319 29,819 6,143 3,202 6,458 15,519 6,025

22,595 23,280
5,061 1,239 28,351 6,009 3,138 5,258 15,557 6,590

23,228 22,555
5,453 1,339 27,917 5,863 3,208 5,592 15,480 6,450

August 31, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,852 20,245
5,150 1,333 27,267 6,172 3,452 5,607 15,388 6,686

September 7, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,613 22,637
5,319 1,298 27,994 6,161 3,198 6,119 15,368 6,266

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

18,990 3,605 4,236 4,843
14,183 5,000
10,870

19,004 3,426 4,266 4,684
14,236 5,553
10,703

19,287 3,519 4,217 5,466
14,301 6,117
11,202

19,532 4,596 4,116 4,924
14,585 5,453
10,849

19,201 5,673 4,065 5,327
14,289 5,817
10,446

19,371 3,936 3,975 5,244
14,388 5,189
10,826

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

7,296

7,553

7,750

8,226

7,731

7,794

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

187,556 102

188,183 101

188,937 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 11, 2019.

189,366 101

187,701 102

188,696 103