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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) 546-2236
www.nass.usda.gov

July 5, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 230 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 30, 2018.
This is up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during
the week in the United States was 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 187 million chicks for meat
production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

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


Week ending
State May 26, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30, 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 ............. 31,240 31,199 30,608 30,603 30,752 30,817 101
Florida ................ 1,225 1,224 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 100
Georgia .............. 33,672 35,351 35,741 35,572 35,728 35,350 102
South Carolina .... 5,719 5,718 5,439 5,647 5,505 5,625 97

United States ...... 231,000 233,100 231,209 229,702 230,643 229,998 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 5, 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 May 26, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30, 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 ............. 22,789 22,848 24,876 23,996 23,942 23,111 103
Florida ................ 1,450 1,317 1,233 1,359 1,289 1,530 116
Georgia .............. 27,014 27,916 27,434 26,171 27,375 27,886 101
South Carolina .... 5,062 4,239 4,743 5,150 5,083 5,123 96

United States ...... 185,408 185,415 187,619 186,875 189,011 187,406 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 5, 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 May 26, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30,
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 ............................................ 31,240 31,199 30,608 30,603 30,752 30,817
Arkansas ............................................ 24,942 25,083 24,668 24,465 24,322 24,303
Delaware ............................................ 5,280 5,280 5,164 4,941 5,195 5,047
Florida ............................................... 1,225 1,224 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225
Georgia .............................................. 33,672 35,351 35,741 35,572 35,728 35,350
Kentucky ............................................. 7,982 8,117 7,760 8,049 7,761 7,894
Louisiana ............................................ 3,621 3,621 3,651 3,621 3,621 3,440
Maryland ............................................. 8,257 8,247 8,240 8,230 8,229 8,227
Mississippi .......................................... 18,506 18,589 18,710 17,663 18,589 18,511
Missouri .............................................. 8,844 8,842 8,841 8,742 8,687 8,712

North Carolina .................................... 22,684 22,674 22,227 22,497 22,374 22,294


Oklahoma ........................................... 7,891 7,753 7,843 7,625 7,522 7,654
Pennsylvania ...................................... 5,985 5,866 5,798 5,695 5,917 5,699
South Carolina .................................. 5,719 5,718 5,439 5,647 5,505 5,625
Texas ................................................. 16,686 16,832 16,745 16,652 17,046 16,862
Virginia ............................................... 6,466 6,335 6,295 6,335 6,333 6,289
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 12,538 12,576 12,662 12,557 12,475 12,711

Other States ....................................... 9,462 9,793 9,592 9,583 9,362 9,338

United States ...................................... 231,000 233,100 231,209 229,702 230,643 229,998


Percent of previous year ..................... 102 104 102 103 103 103

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


Week ending
State May 26, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30,
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 ............................................ 22,789 22,848 24,876 23,996 23,942 23,111
Arkansas ............................................ 22,782 22,190 22,274 23,548 24,207 23,273
Delaware ............................................ 5,992 5,772 5,696 5,663 5,147 5,613
Florida ............................................... 1,450 1,317 1,233 1,359 1,289 1,530
Georgia .............................................. 27,014 27,916 27,434 26,171 27,375 27,886
Kentucky ............................................. 6,353 6,032 5,991 6,001 6,574 6,307
Louisiana ............................................ 2,765 3,070 3,092 3,159 3,205 3,205
Maryland ............................................. 5,191 5,425 5,840 5,082 6,608 6,202
Mississippi .......................................... 15,391 15,423 15,508 15,444 15,550 15,366
Missouri .............................................. 5,835 6,512 6,265 6,485 6,309 6,312

North Carolina .................................... 18,465 18,150 19,064 18,266 18,328 17,753


Oklahoma ........................................... 4,526 4,072 4,763 3,370 3,107 4,049
Pennsylvania ...................................... 4,198 4,143 4,176 4,274 4,290 4,151
South Carolina .................................. 5,062 4,239 4,743 5,150 5,083 5,123
Texas ................................................. 13,319 13,289 13,400 13,691 13,809 13,548
Virginia ............................................... 5,451 6,202 5,272 5,926 5,494 5,275
California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................. 11,410 11,601 10,355 11,664 11,117 10,940

Other States ....................................... 7,415 7,214 7,637 7,626 7,577 7,762

United States ...................................... 185,408 185,415 187,619 186,875 189,011 187,406


Percent of previous year ..................... 102 102 102 102 103 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 5, 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

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