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

June 27, 2018. Contact: Abner Custodio or Jason Hardegree.

Oklahoma hatcheries set 7.52 million eggs in Texas hatcheries set 17.0 million eggs in incubators
incubators during the week ending June 23, down during the week ending June 23, up 2 percent from
1 percent from the week prior and slightly below the the week prior and up 4 percent from the previous
previous year. year.

The number of chicks placed for meat production The number of chicks placed for meat production
during the week of June 23, was 3.11 million, down during the week of June 23, was 13.8 million, up
8 percent from the previous week and down 1 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent
20 percent from the previous year. from the previous year.

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

Week ending
State May 19, May 26, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23,
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 7,804 7,891 7,753 7,843 7,625 7,522
Texas 16,455 16,686 16,832 16,745 16,652 17,045

United States 231,973 230,931 232,863 231,143 229,762 230,906

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

Week ending
State May 19, May 26, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23,
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 5,019 4,526 4,072 4,763 3,370 3,107
Texas 13,652 13,319 13,289 13,400 13,691 13,766

United States 185,416 185,401 185,408 187,648 186,707 188,621

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