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 15, 2018. Contact: Gregory Bundrige or Jason Hardegree.

Oklahoma hatcheries set 7.67 million eggs in Texas hatcheries set 15.9 million eggs in incubators
incubators during the week ending August 11, down during the week ending August 11, down 4 percent from
slightly from the week prior but 4 percent above the the week prior and down 2 percent from the previous
previous year. year.

The number of chicks placed for meat production The number of chicks placed for meat production during
during the week of August 11, was 3.59 million, up the week of August 11, was 12.9 million, down 3 percent
4 percent from the previous week, but down from the previous week and down 5 percent from the
25 percent from the previous year. previous year.

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

Week ending
State July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4, August 11,
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 8,113 7,497 7,847 8,003 7,684 7,672
Texas 16,853 16,091 16,031 16,275 16,500 15,895

United States 230,959 228,090 229,027 229,128 229,428 227,816

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

Week ending
State July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, August 4, August 11,
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 4,053 4,500 4,833 4,923 3,440 3,586
Texas 13,460 13,894 13,819 13,589 13,353 12,927

United States 186,318 186,886 185,585 186,849 184,143 185,152

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