Broiler hatchery news release, 2019 September 4

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 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