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 2, 2020 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 28, 2019, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 81.9 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 7 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 28, 2019, up 7 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 5, 2019 through December 28, 2019 for the United States were 9.66 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2019 State November 23, 2019 November 30, 2019 December 7, 2019 Week ending December 14, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 33,501 1,178 34,915 5,693 33,566 1,178 34,952 5,807 33,293 1,178 34,371 5,512 33,602 1,178 32,629 5,827 December 21, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,696 1,178 35,038 5,886 United States ...... 236,955 237,420 234,222 237,106 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 2, 2020 239,141 December 28, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,567 1,178 34,549 5,396 237,300 Percent of previous year (percent) 107 99 99 92 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State November 23, 2019 November 30, 2019 December 7, 2019 Week ending December 14, 2019 December 21, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,319 1,214 24,551 5,229 22,119 1,325 27,332 4,320 25,329 1,338 26,260 5,118 24,507 1,317 26,466 5,503 25,360 1,310 26,719 4,311 United States ...... 179,793 183,645 188,638 188,941 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 2, 2020 189,318 December 28, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,016 1,284 27,660 5,098 188,557 Percent of previous year (percent) 103 98 105 113 107 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 November 23, 2019 November 30, 2019 Week ending December 7, 2019 December 14, 2019 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 33,501 23,858 5,470 1,178 34,915 7,806 3,864 7,931 18,006 8,952 33,566 23,540 5,466 1,178 34,952 7,747 3,758 8,096 18,015 8,664 33,293 23,312 5,467 1,178 34,371 7,268 3,668 7,846 18,275 8,929 33,602 24,064 5,469 1,178 32,629 8,014 3,774 7,671 18,243 8,983 December 21, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,696 23,818 5,469 1,178 35,038 7,933 3,774 7,759 18,538 8,934 December 28, 2019 (1,000 eggs) 33,567 23,860 5,468 1,178 34,549 7,896 3,819 7,971 17,749 8,952 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 24,798 7,765 5,791 5,693 17,781 5,903 12,925 24,735 7,573 5,976 5,807 17,934 6,682 12,769 24,338 7,200 6,021 5,512 18,115 6,134 12,177 25,187 7,879 5,868 5,827 18,398 6,484 12,810 25,017 7,860 6,085 5,886 18,192 6,257 12,870 24,898 7,781 5,712 5,396 18,132 6,468 12,790 Other States ........................................ 10,818 10,962 11,118 11,026 10,837 11,114 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 236,955 104 237,420 101 234,222 107 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 2, 2020 237,106 105 239,141 104 237,300 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 State November 23, 2019 November 30, 2019 Week ending December 7, 2019 December 14, 2019 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,319 21,213 4,955 1,214 24,551 6,125 2,743 5,917 14,708 4,815 22,119 21,254 5,454 1,325 27,332 5,880 2,963 5,506 14,891 5,194 25,329 21,991 4,901 1,338 26,260 6,095 2,925 6,202 15,400 6,046 24,507 21,580 4,601 1,317 26,466 6,239 3,271 6,194 15,398 6,622 December 21, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 25,360 21,745 5,350 1,310 26,719 6,231 3,164 6,018 15,426 5,753 December 28, 2019 (1,000 chicks) 23,016 21,831 5,196 1,284 27,660 6,476 3,115 6,062 15,380 5,950 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 19,324 4,936 4,127 5,229 14,084 5,306 10,859 20,613 5,020 4,333 4,320 13,169 5,870 10,100 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 20,069 4,292 4,347 4,311 14,239 5,979 10,826 19,303 4,333 4,515 5,098 14,633 5,084 11,143 Other States ........................................ 7,368 8,302 8,797 8,306 8,179 8,478 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 179,793 104 183,645 103 188,638 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 2, 2020 188,941 103 189,318 100 188,557 107