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

October 24, 2018 Contact: Abner Custodio or Jason Hardegree

Oklahoma hatcheries set 7.62 million eggs in Texas hatcheries set 15.9 million eggs in incubators
incubators during the week ending October 20, up during the week ending October 20, up 4 percent
6 percent from the week prior and 5 percent above from the week prior and up 2 percent from the
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 October 20, was 4.35 million, up during the week of October 20, was 12.2 million,
16 percent from the previous week, but down slightly down 3 percent from the previous week and down
from the previous year. 4 percent from the previous year.

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

Week ending
State September 15, September 22, September 29, October 6, October 13, October 20,
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 7,479 7,446 7,799 7,637 7,190 7,618
Texas 15,304 15,429 14,877 14,596 15,331 15,872

United States 212,665 220,784 214,099 216,618 215,964 213,661

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

Week ending
State September 15, September 22, September 29, October 6, October 13, October 20,
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 3,208 5,307 4,740 4,155 3,754 4,348
Texas 13,002 11,388 12,865 12,494 12,593 12,223

United States 181,204 178,152 174,380 170,756 177,263 172,340

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