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 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 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