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