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 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