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 22. 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 January 18, 2020, 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 4 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 191 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 18, 2020, up 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 4, 2020 through January 18, 2020 for the United States were 571 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 14, 2019 December 21, 2019 December 28, 2019 Week ending January 4, 2020 January 11, 2020 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 34,108 1,178 34,751 5,412 United States ...... 237,501 239,306 238,201 236,353 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 22, 2020 238,676 January 18, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 34,063 1,178 34,649 5,621 236,697 Percent of previous year (percent) 113 99 98 96 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019 and 2020 State December 14, 2019 December 21, 2019 December 28, 2019 Week ending January 4, 2020 January 11, 2020 January 18, 2020 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 26,669 4,711 24,472 1,334 27,322 4,939 United States ...... 189,338 190,152 188,887 189,548 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 22, 2020 190,647 191,128 Percent of previous year (percent) 106 99 99 115 104 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: 2019-2020 State 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) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 34,071 23,850 5,468 1,178 35,038 7,684 3,758 8,090 18,185 8,618 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 11,832 25,047 7,781 5,712 5,437 18,132 6,468 13,116 23,339 7,595 5,921 5,602 17,987 6,302 12,449 Other States ........................................ 11,026 10,798 10,874 11,218 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 237,501 106 239,306 105 238,201 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 22, 2020 236,353 104 January 11, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 34,108 23,992 5,483 1,178 34,751 7,910 3,740 8,280 18,199 8,905 25,070 7,521 5,903 5,412 17,976 6,453 12,821 10,974 238,676 104 January 18, 2020 (1,000 eggs) 34,063 23,956 5,499 1,178 34,649 7,897 3,819 8,131 17,550 8,647 25,174 7,572 5,933 5,621 17,326 6,454 12,395 10,833 236,697 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2019-2020 State December 14, 2019 December 21, 2019 Week ending December 28, 2019 January 4, 2020 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 21,865 5,091 1,333 26,669 6,294 3,192 6,794 15,811 6,243 January 18, 2020 (1,000 chicks) 24,472 21,672 5,664 1,334 27,322 6,499 3,238 5,936 15,171 6,341 North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 20,124 3,477 4,305 4,885 14,700 5,283 11,057 20,201 4,313 4,504 4,711 14,628 4,830 10,178 19,969 4,300 4,267 4,939 14,698 5,107 11,828 Other States ........................................ 8,306 8,201 8,585 8,327 8,172 8,371 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 189,338 103 190,152 100 188,887 107 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 22, 2020 189,548 105 190,647 104 191,128 104