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

August 1, 2018 Contact: Abner Custodio or Jason Hardegree

Oklahoma hatcheries set 8.00 million eggs in Texas hatcheries set 16.3 million eggs in incubators
incubators during the week ending July 28, up during the week ending July 28, up 2 percent from
2 percent from the week prior and 7 percent above the week prior, but down 3 percent from the previous
the previous year. year.

The number of chicks placed for meat production The number of chicks placed for meat production
during the week of July 28, was 4.92 million, up during the week of July 28, was 13.6 million, down
2 percent from the previous week and up 39 percent 2 percent from the previous week and down
from the previous year. 1 percent from the previous year.

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

Week ending
State June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28,
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 7,522 7,654 8,113 7,497 7,847 8,003
Texas 17,046 16,862 16,853 16,091 16,031 16,275

United States 230,310 228,471 231,221 228,717 228,896 228,630

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

Week ending
State June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28,
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 3,107 3,788 4,053 4,500 4,833 4,923
Texas 13,809 13,581 13,460 13,894 13,819 13,584

United States 188,994 187,646 186,318 186,824 185,265 186,714

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