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
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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