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

September 12, 2018 Contact: Abner Custodio or Jason Hardegree

Oklahoma hatcheries set 6.78 million eggs in Texas hatcheries set 15.5 million eggs in incubators
incubators during the week ending September 8, during the week ending September 8, up 14 percent
down 10 percent from the week prior and 2 percent from the week prior, but down 1 percent from the
below 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 September 8, was 4.25 million, during the week of September 8, was 13.1 million,
up 9 percent from the previous week and up up 1 percent from the previous week and up
28 percent from the previous year. 2 percent from the previous year.

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

Week ending
State August 4, August 11, August 18, August 25, September 1, September 8,
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 7,684 7,672 7,859 7,694 7,510 6,783
Texas 16,500 15,874 15,823 15,969 13,629 15,489

United States 229,384 227,117 226,738 225,036 220,795 219,729

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

Week ending
State August 4, August 11, August 18, August 25, September 1, September 8,
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 3,440 3,586 3,507 4,378 3,898 4,254
Texas 13,353 12,927 13,165 13,455 13,024 13,135

United States 184,393 185,810 184,718 186,609 184,433 183,789

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