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 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 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