Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 October 4

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 4, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 30, 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 176 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....

August 26, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,188 1,225
35,044 5,631

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

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

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

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 100
98 117

19 State total ......

215,724

211,672

207,392

207,560

214,156

205,507

103

United States ......

225,366

221,252

216,754

217,103

223,000

214,798

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 4, 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

August 26, 2017

September 2, 2017

September 9, 2017

Week ending
September 16, 2017

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

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

21,361 1,327
28,872 4,099

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

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

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

September 23, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,931 1,432
26,773 5,744

September 30, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,625 1,194
27,364 4,492

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 73
107 94

19 State total ......

177,388

175,230

174,616

174,800

171,559

168,390

102

United States ......

184,703

182,474

182,382

182,320

178,922

175,646

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 4, 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

August 26, 2017

September 2, 2017

Week ending

September 9, September 16,

2017

2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,188 23,707
5,001 1,225 35,044 7,782 3,772 8,225 17,829 8,298

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 22,522
4,745 1,224 34,157 6,933 3,440 7,309 17,324 7,585

September 23, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
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 17,414 7,442

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

21,471 7,524 4,963 5,631
16,392 6,456
12,216

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

20,433 6,943 5,056 5,382
15,683 6,503
12,225

21,292 7,409 4,965 5,709
14,666 6,528
12,271

22,014 7,583 4,917 5,915
16,204 6,536
12,424

21,487 7,573 4,998 5,572
15,414 6,367
12,086

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

215,724 103

211,672 103

207,392 103

207,560 104

214,156 104

205,507 103

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

9,642

9,580

9,362

9,543

8,844

9,291

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

225,366 104

221,252 104

216,754 104

217,103 105

223,000 104

214,798 103

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

State

August 26, 2017

September 2, 2017

Week ending

September 9, September 16,

2017

2017

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

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

21,361 21,505
4,681 1,327 28,872 5,718 3,271 6,560 14,785 5,967

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 6,620 14,802 6,717

22,651 22,635
4,696 1,164 27,722 6,253 3,261 6,281 15,157 6,494

September 23, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,931 23,086
5,871 1,432 26,773 6,194 2,657 4,729 14,552 5,941

September 30, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,625 20,080
4,307 1,194 27,364 5,850 3,038 6,433 14,838 6,519

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

18,051 5,398 3,762 4,099
13,715 6,159
12,157

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

17,313 3,328 3,769 5,048
12,934 5,263
10,741

17,126 3,483 3,949 4,563
13,277 5,685
10,403

16,072 3,611 3,905 5,744
12,496 5,776
10,789

16,540 3,488 4,016 4,492
12,780 5,735
10,091

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

177,388 103

175,230 102

174,616 102

174,800 102

171,559 103

168,390 102

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

7,315

7,244

7,766

7,520

7,363

7,256

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

184,703 104

182,474 102

182,382 103

182,320 102

178,922 103

175,646 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 4, 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