United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
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September 4, 2019
Media Contact: Jacqueline Moore
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 233 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 31, 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 188 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
July 27, 2019
August 3, 2019
August 10, 2019
Week ending
August 17, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
32,190 1,178
34,876 5,676
31,835 1,178
34,938 5,698
32,306 1,178
34,681 5,828
32,385 1,178
35,110 5,890
United States ......
233,345
233,990
232,047
233,232
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 4, 2019.
August 24, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,650 1,131
35,258 5,822
232,213
August 31, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,894 1,131
35,260 5,828
232,937
Percent of previous year
(percent)
110 96
103 108
105
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2019
State
July 27, 2019
August 3, 2019
August 10, 2019
Week ending
August 17, 2019
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
23,384 1,303
27,411 4,670
22,774 1,303
27,690 4,843
22,096 1,319
29,819 4,684
22,595 1,239
28,351 5,466
United States ......
188,440
187,556
188,183
188,937
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 4, 2019.
August 24, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,240 1,339
27,739 4,924
189,351
August 31, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,575 1,339
27,552 5,359
187,730
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 93
100 109
102
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019
State
July 27, 2019
August 3, 2019
Week ending
August 10, 2019
August 17, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
32,190 24,775
5,152 1,178 34,876 7,460 3,619 7,866 18,566 8,618
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
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
23,838 7,237 5,669 5,676
17,640 6,425
12,379
24,082 7,618 5,538 5,698
17,558 6,349
11,788
23,942 7,131 5,272 5,828
17,714 6,062
11,762
23,760 7,335 5,491 5,890
17,422 6,349
12,261
Other States ........................................
10,181
10,353
10,119
10,151
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
233,345 102
233,990 102
232,047 102
233,232 103
August 24, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,650 24,347
5,337 1,131 35,258 7,606 3,788 7,810 18,152 8,616
23,777 7,687 5,534 5,822
17,117 6,047
11,532
10,002
232,213 103
August 31, 2019
(1,000 eggs)
32,894 24,219
5,342 1,131 35,260 7,860 3,682 7,448 18,266 8,489
23,798 7,654 5,491 5,828
17,159 6,213
12,294
9,909
232,937 105
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019
State
July 27, 2019
August 3, 2019
Week ending
August 10, 2019
August 17, 2019
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
23,384 23,635
4,722 1,303 27,411 6,565 3,213 5,287 16,021 5,834
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
August 24, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,240 22,723
5,453 1,339 27,739 5,864 3,208 5,592 15,480 6,450
August 31, 2019
(1,000 chicks)
23,575 20,604
5,258 1,339 27,552 6,083 3,187 5,406 15,400 6,474
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,290 4,120 4,142 4,670
14,536 6,380
10,526
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
19,541 4,596 4,092 4,924
14,588 5,452
10,802
19,331 5,616 4,003 5,359
14,499 5,613
10,650
Other States ........................................
7,401
7,296
7,553
7,750
8,268
7,781
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
188,440 101
187,556 102
188,183 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 4, 2019.
188,937 102
189,351 101
187,730 102