Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 October 11

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery

Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 100 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

October 11, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 7, 2017. This is up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 175 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

September 2, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,410 1,225
34,320 5,693

September 9, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,132 1,223
34,015 5,382

September 16, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,481 1,224
34,157 5,709

Week ending
September 23, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,348 1,221
34,122 5,915

September 30, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
26,817 1,223
31,990 5,572

October 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,577 1,223
31,921 5,702

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 100
95 111

19 State total ......

211,672

207,152

207,133

213,715

205,346

207,715

103

United States ......

221,252

216,479

216,567

222,513

214,589

216,723

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 11, 2017. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2017

State

September 2, 2017

September 9, 2017

September 16, 2017

Week ending
September 23, 2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

22,266 1,319
27,633 5,688

22,136 1,279
28,058 5,048

22,651 1,164
27,722 4,563

21,931 1,432
26,773 5,744

September 30, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,598 1,194
27,345 4,492

October 7, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,850 1,314
27,439 4,422

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 87
106 102

19 State total ......

175,230

174,625

174,836

171,574

168,024

167,420

103

United States ......

182,474

182,393

182,344

178,917

175,239

174,741

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 11, 2017. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2017

State

September 2, 2017

September 9, 2017

Week ending

September 16, September 23,

2017

2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

29,410 23,768
4,979 1,225 34,320 7,685 3,016 8,215 17,108 8,300

29,132 21,484
4,978 1,223 34,015 6,921 3,491 8,225 17,413 8,285

29,481 22,519
4,745 1,224 34,157 6,933 3,440 7,309 17,324 7,585

29,348 23,852
4,704 1,221 34,122 7,971 3,500 8,227 18,220 7,398

September 30, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
26,817 23,327
4,676 1,223 31,990 7,484 3,409 8,228 17,082 7,442

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

21,310 8,013 5,035 5,693
15,276 6,299
12,020

20,433 6,943 4,816 5,382
15,683 6,503
12,225

21,292 7,409 4,671 5,709
14,666 6,528
12,141

22,014 7,583 4,476 5,915
16,204 6,536
12,424

21,727 7,573 4,899 5,572
15,444 6,367
12,086

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

211,672 103

207,152 103

207,133 104

213,715 103

205,346 103

Other States .......................................

9,580

9,327

9,434

8,798

9,243

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

221,252 104

216,479 104

216,567 105

222,513 104

214,589 103

October 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,577 21,940
4,816 1,223 31,921 7,754 3,651 8,220 16,632 8,191
21,604 7,521 4,826 5,702
14,805 6,401
12,931
207,715 103
9,008
216,723 103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017

State

September 2, 2017

September 9, 2017

Week ending

September 16, September 23,

2017

2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

22,266 22,522
3,980 1,319 27,633 6,505 2,252 7,372 15,128 5,572

22,136 22,260
5,251 1,279 28,058 6,116 2,981 6,619 14,802 6,717

22,651 22,635
4,868 1,164 27,722 6,253 3,261 6,180 15,157 6,494

21,931 23,086
6,362 1,432 26,773 6,194 2,657 4,305 14,552 5,941

September 30, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,598 20,111
4,717 1,194 27,345 5,850 3,038 6,032 14,674 6,519

October 7, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,850 19,882
5,375 1,314 27,439 5,411 2,974 5,260 14,784 5,631

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

17,559 4,347 3,762 5,688
13,186 5,835
10,304

17,313 3,328 3,761 5,048
12,934 5,264
10,758

17,126 3,483 4,013 4,563
13,277 5,635
10,354

16,072 3,611 3,918 5,744
12,496 5,771
10,729

16,555 3,453 3,853 4,492
12,794 5,725
10,074

17,088 4,773 3,499 4,422
12,224 5,160
10,334

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

175,230 102

174,625 102

174,836 102

171,574 103

168,024 102

167,420 103

Other States .......................................

7,244

7,768

7,508

7,343

7,215

7,321

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

182,474 102

182,393 103

182,344 102

178,917 103

175,239 102

174,741 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 11, 2017. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov