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