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