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 25, 2018 Contact: Abner Custodio or Jason Hardegree

Oklahoma hatcheries set 7.85 million eggs in Texas hatcheries set 16.0 million eggs in incubators
incubators during the week ending July 21, up during the week ending July 21, down slightly from
5 percent from the week prior and 3 percent above the week prior and down 4 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 21, was 5.09 million, up during the week of July 21, was 13.8 million, down
13 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent
21 percent from the previous year. from the previous year.

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

Week ending
State June 16, June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21,
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 7,625 7,522 7,654 8,113 7,497 7,849
Texas 16,652 17,046 16,862 16,853 16,091 16,031

United States 229,818 230,310 228,471 231,494 228,283 228,586

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

Week ending
State June 16, June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21,
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 3,370 3,107 3,788 4,053 4,500 5,088
Texas 13,691 13,809 13,581 13,460 13,894 13,817

United States 186,940 188,994 187,645 186,212 186,855 185,312

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