United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Southern Region News Release

Broiler Hatchery
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and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
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October 17, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 13,
2018. This is down slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched
during the week in the United States was 82.5 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 177 million chicks for
meat production, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set – States and United States: 2018

Week ending
State September 8, September 15, September 22, September 29, October 6, October 13, Percent of
2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 previous year
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (percent)
Alabama ............. 30,186 29,379 29,743 28,133 29,578 29,912 103
Florida ................ 717 929 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100 90
Georgia .............. 33,795 31,729 34,653 32,656 33,891 33,428 98
South Carolina .... 5,899 5,622 5,972 5,670 5,727 5,598 97

United States ...... 216,642 212,665 220,903 214,246 216,648 215,760 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 17, 2018.
For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed – States and United States: 2018

Week ending
State September 8, September 15, September 22, September 29, October 6, October 13, Percent of
2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 previous year
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (percent)
Alabama ............. 22,720 23,520 22,654 22,539 22,879 22,481 105
Florida ................ 947 856 588 631 341 705 54
Georgia .............. 26,725 26,419 26,419 27,530 24,869 27,735 104
South Carolina .... 5,681 4,664 4,451 4,739 5,096 4,960 106

United States ...... 183,171 181,204 178,152 174,360 170,792 177,160 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 17, 2018.
For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

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: 2018
Week ending
State September 8, September 15, September 22, September 29, October 6, October 13,
2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ 30,186 29,379 29,743 28,133 29,578 29,912
Arkansas ............................................ 22,011 22,554 24,286 24,198 23,034 22,770
Delaware ............................................ 4,424 4,367 4,609 4,732 4,735 4,790
Florida ............................................... 717 929 1,100 1,100 1,100 1,100
Georgia .............................................. 33,795 31,729 34,653 32,656 33,891 33,428
Kentucky ............................................. 6,923 6,848 7,260 7,566 7,524 7,081
Louisiana ............................................ 3,802 3,636 3,225 3,455 3,313 3,634
Maryland ............................................. 8,009 7,381 7,923 8,200 7,682 7,707
Mississippi .......................................... 17,311 17,521 18,270 17,004 17,605 16,672
Missouri .............................................. 8,437 7,689 8,331 7,114 8,641 8,001

North Carolina .................................... 20,978 20,453 21,295 19,805 19,117 19,971

Oklahoma ........................................... 6,783 7,479 7,446 7,799 7,637 7,190
Pennsylvania ...................................... 5,295 5,696 5,145 5,500 5,510 5,507
South Carolina .................................. 5,899 5,622 5,972 5,670 5,727 5,598
Texas ................................................. 15,446 15,304 15,429 14,877 14,596 15,331
Virginia ............................................... 6,104 5,776 6,396 6,255 6,116 6,270
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 11,170 10,760 11,090 11,186 11,677 11,474

Other States ....................................... 9,352 9,542 8,730 8,996 9,165 9,324

United States ...................................... 216,642 212,665 220,903 214,246 216,648 215,760

Percent of previous year ..................... 100 99 100 100 101 100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed – Selected States and United States: 2018

Week ending
State September 8, September 15, September 22, September 29, October 6, October 13,
2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ 22,720 23,520 22,654 22,539 22,879 22,481
Arkansas ............................................ 22,753 23,643 21,311 19,254 21,153 21,752
Delaware ............................................ 6,087 4,866 5,055 5,702 5,426 5,294
Florida ............................................... 947 856 588 631 341 705
Georgia .............................................. 26,725 26,419 26,419 27,530 24,869 27,735
Kentucky ............................................. 5,819 6,248 6,066 5,684 5,172 5,886
Louisiana ............................................ 3,234 3,282 3,099 3,313 3,178 2,826
Maryland ............................................. 4,796 5,901 5,658 5,293 5,158 5,636
Mississippi .......................................... 14,965 14,129 14,651 13,887 14,169 14,961
Missouri .............................................. 5,905 6,043 5,923 5,802 5,068 6,941

North Carolina .................................... 17,966 18,215 17,466 16,351 15,924 16,448

Oklahoma ........................................... 4,253 3,208 5,307 4,740 4,155 3,754
Pennsylvania ...................................... 4,035 3,995 4,105 4,095 4,130 3,780
South Carolina .................................. 5,681 4,664 4,451 4,739 5,096 4,960
Texas ................................................. 13,131 13,002 11,388 12,865 12,494 12,592
Virginia ............................................... 5,475 6,135 5,661 5,321 4,723 5,503
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 11,434 9,705 10,786 9,345 9,478 8,912

Other States ....................................... 7,245 7,373 7,564 7,269 7,379 6,994

United States ...................................... 183,171 181,204 178,152 174,360 170,792 177,160

Percent of previous year ..................... 101 100 100 100 98 99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 17, 2018.
For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

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