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 January 15, 2020 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 239 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 11, 2020, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.6 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 4 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 191 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 11, 2020, up 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through January 11, 2020 for the United States were 380 million. Cumulative placements were up 4 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019 and 2020 State December 7, 2019 December 14, 2019 December 21, 2019 Week ending December 28, 2019 January 4, 2020 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 33,720 1,178 34,371 5,512 34,035 1,178 32,629 5,827 34,131 1,178 35,037 5,898 33,999 1,178 34,576 5,437 34,071 1,178 35,038 5,602 United States ...... 234,640 237,501 239,301 238,572 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 15, 2020 236,836 January 11, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 34,108 1,178 34,772 5,404 238,649 Percent of previous year (percent) 108 99 99 94 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 and 2020 State December 7, 2019 December 14, 2019 December 21, 2019 Week ending December 28, 2019 January 4, 2020 January 11, 2020 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 25,726 1,338 26,260 5,118 24,894 1,317 26,466 5,503 25,640 1,417 26,511 4,832 23,383 1,283 27,678 4,696 25,321 1,233 24,563 4,885 25,818 1,333 26,270 5,132 United States ...... 189,089 189,338 190,152 188,887 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 15, 2020 189,623 190,805 Percent of previous year (percent) 115 106 95 109 104 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 and 2020 State December 7, 2019 December 14, 2019 Week ending December 21, December 28, 2019 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 33,720 23,312 5,339 1,178 34,371 7,268 3,668 7,970 18,275 8,929 34,035 24,064 5,489 1,178 32,629 8,014 3,774 7,671 18,243 8,983 34,131 23,818 5,610 1,178 35,037 7,931 3,774 8,113 18,538 8,934 33,999 23,860 5,468 1,178 34,576 7,912 3,819 8,121 17,749 8,952 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 24,333 7,200 6,021 5,512 18,115 6,134 12,177 25,130 7,879 5,868 5,827 18,398 6,484 12,809 25,161 7,860 6,244 5,898 18,192 6,257 11,827 25,047 7,781 5,712 5,437 18,132 6,468 13,487 Other States ........................................ 11,118 11,026 10,798 10,874 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 234,640 107 237,501 106 239,301 105 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 15, 2020 238,572 104 January 4, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 34,071 23,850 5,468 1,178 35,038 7,684 3,758 8,090 18,185 8,618 23,316 7,595 6,050 5,602 17,987 6,302 12,826 11,218 236,836 104 January 11, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 34,108 23,992 5,483 1,178 34,772 7,907 3,740 8,116 18,138 8,905 24,989 7,521 6,024 5,404 17,976 6,453 13,023 10,920 238,649 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 and 2020 State December 7, 2019 December 14, 2019 Week ending December 21, December 28, 2019 2019 January 4, 2020 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 25,726 21,991 4,997 1,338 26,260 6,095 2,925 6,160 15,400 6,046 24,894 21,580 4,607 1,317 26,466 6,239 3,271 6,198 15,398 6,622 25,640 21,745 5,052 1,417 26,511 6,211 3,164 6,075 15,426 5,753 23,383 21,831 5,277 1,283 27,678 6,283 3,115 6,017 15,380 5,950 25,321 23,862 5,998 1,233 24,563 6,670 3,200 5,249 15,482 5,812 January 11, 2020 (1,000 chicks) 25,818 22,180 6,368 1,333 26,270 6,319 3,192 5,467 15,811 6,243 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 19,293 4,420 4,533 5,118 13,891 4,995 11,104 19,649 4,281 4,290 5,503 14,179 5,463 11,075 19,690 4,292 4,476 4,832 14,239 6,297 11,131 19,594 4,333 4,515 4,696 14,633 5,186 11,148 20,146 3,477 4,358 4,885 14,700 5,283 11,057 19,886 4,313 4,435 5,132 14,634 4,895 10,347 Other States ........................................ 8,797 8,306 8,201 8,585 8,327 8,162 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 189,089 104 189,338 103 190,152 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 15, 2020 188,887 107 189,623 105 190,805 104