United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
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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