Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 October 18

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 18, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 14, 2017. This is up 4 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 179 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017

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

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

September 23, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,042 1,221
33,843 5,915

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

October 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,519 1,223
31,921 5,702

October 14, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,966 1,225
34,233 5,917

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 105 113

19 State total ......

206,318

206,249

212,470

204,568

206,170

208,580

104

United States ......

215,645

215,683

221,253

213,811

215,178

217,538

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 18, 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 9, 2017

September 16, 2017

September 23, 2017

Week ending
September 30, 2017

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

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

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

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

22,031 1,432
26,773 5,744

21,688 1,194
27,345 4,492

October 7, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,808 1,314
27,429 4,422

October 14, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,334 1,312
26,782 4,698

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 88 97 108

19 State total ......

174,525

174,605

170,840

167,237

166,614

171,769

101

United States ......

182,293

182,113

178,183

174,442

173,922

178,508

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 18, 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 9, 2017

September 16, 2017

Week ending

September 23, September 30,

2017

2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,132 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

29,042 23,852
4,704 1,221 33,843 7,971 3,500 8,227 18,220 7,398

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 ..............................

20,433 6,943 4,770 5,382
15,683 6,503
11,437

21,292 7,409 4,740 5,709
14,666 6,528
11,188

21,920 7,583 4,481 5,915
16,204 6,536
11,853

21,571 7,573 4,561 5,572
15,444 6,367
11,802

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

206,318 103

206,249 104

212,470 103

204,568 102

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

9,327

9,434

8,783

9,243

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

215,645 103

215,683 104

221,253 103

213,811 103

October 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,519 21,974
4,816 1,223 31,921 7,754 3,461 8,220 16,632 8,191
20,935 7,521 4,622 5,702
14,805 6,401
12,473
206,170 102
9,008
215,178 102

October 14, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,966 22,563
4,784 1,225 34,233 7,629 3,329 8,216 16,609 7,911
21,463 7,038 4,688 5,917
15,467 6,562
11,980
208,580 104
8,958
217,538 104

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

State

September 9, 2017

September 16, 2017

Week ending

September 23, September 30,

2017

2017

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

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

22,136 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

22,031 23,086
6,362 1,432 26,773 6,194 2,657 4,305 14,451 5,941

21,688 20,111
4,717 1,194 27,345 5,850 3,038 6,033 14,571 6,519

October 7, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,808 19,851
6,395 1,314 27,429 5,411 2,974 4,219 14,831 5,626

October 14, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,334 20,649
5,488 1,312 26,782 6,045 2,998 6,268 15,523 5,809

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

17,313 3,328 3,770 5,048
12,934 5,264
10,649

17,126 3,483 4,013 4,563
13,277 5,635
10,123

16,100 3,611 3,786 5,744
12,496 5,771
10,100

16,556 3,453 3,823 4,492
12,794 5,750
9,303

17,133 4,773 3,541 4,422
12,213 5,028
9,646

17,397 5,078 3,308 4,698
13,312 5,237
10,531

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

174,525 102

174,605 102

170,840 102

167,237 102

166,614 102

171,769 101

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

7,768

7,508

7,343

7,205

7,308

6,739

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

182,293 103

182,113 102

178,183 102

174,442 102

173,922 103

178,508 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 18, 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