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

December 6, 2018 Contact: Abner Custodio or Jason Hardegree

Oklahoma hatcheries set 7.65 million eggs in Texas hatcheries set 16.7 million eggs in incubators
incubators during the week ending December 1, up during the week ending December 1, up 2 percent
2 percent from the week prior and slightly above the from the week prior and up 1 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 December 1, was 4.40 million, up during the week of December 1, was 13.0 million, up
1 percent from the previous week and up slightly 9 percent from the previous week, but down slightly
from the previous year. from the previous year.

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

Week ending
State October 27, November 3, November 10, November 17, November 24, December 1,
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 6,053 7,574 7,837 5,888 7,500 7,645
Texas 15,955 14,659 15,994 16,007 16,343 16,710

United States 217,332 214,870 221,710 226,218 227,933 230,688

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

Week ending
State October 27, November 3, November 10, November 17, November 24, December 1,
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 3,374 3,241 4,564 4,390 4,349 4,399
Texas 12,235 12,685 12,936 12,943 11,904 13,031

United States 173,906 173,781 172,232 175,151 173,059 178,133

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