United States Department of Agriculture

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Weekly Broiler Report

Southern Plains Regional Field Office · Post Office Box 70, Austin, Texas 78767 · 800-626-3142 · www.nass.usda.gov
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and Texas Department of Agriculture

July 18, 2018 Contact: Abner Custodio or Jason Hardegree

Oklahoma hatcheries set 7.50 million eggs in Texas hatcheries set 16.1 million eggs in incubators
incubators during the week ending July 14, down during the week ending July 14, down 5 percent
8 percent from the week prior and slightly below the from the week prior and down 3 percent from the
previous year. previous year.

The number of chicks placed for meat production The number of chicks placed for meat production
during the week of July 14, was 4.50 million, up during the week of July 14, was 13.9 million, up
11 percent from the previous week and up 7 percent 3 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent
from the previous year. from the previous year.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, Southern Plains Region and U.S.

Week ending
State June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14,
2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018
1,000 eggs 1,000 eggs 1,000 eggs 1,000 eggs 1,000 eggs 1,000 eggs
Oklahoma 7,843 7,625 7,522 7,654 8,113 7,497
Texas 16,745 16,652 17,046 16,862 16,853 16,091

United States 231,275 229,747 229,954 228,975 231,582 228,097

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed, Southern Plains Region and U.S.

Week ending
State June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14,
2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018
1,000 chicks 1,000 chicks 1,000 chicks 1,000 chicks 1,000 chicks 1,000 chicks
Oklahoma 4,763 3,370 3,107 3,788 4,053 4,500
Texas 13,400 13,691 13,809 13,581 13,460 13,880

United States 187,611 186,908 188,941 187,638 186,234 186,484

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