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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November 15, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 220 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 11, 2017. This is up 1 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 175 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....
October 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,650 1,223
31,921 5,702
October 14, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,082 1,225
33,961 5,917
October 21, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,349 1,222
33,921 5,638
Week ending
October 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,702 1,213
34,017 5,760
November 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,288 1,224
33,872 5,635
November 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,658 1,225
34,395 5,409
Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 107 100
94
19 State total ......
206,374
207,180
206,754
209,895
205,236
210,542
101
United States ......
215,427
216,193
215,647
219,183
214,173
219,904
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 15, 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
Week ending
State
October 7, 2017
October 14, 2017
October 21, 2017
October 28, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,808 1,314
27,426 4,422
21,334 1,312
26,768 4,698
19,733 1,226
23,851 4,855
21,423 1,510
26,123 4,414
November 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,980 1,323
26,709 5,130
November 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,359 1,346
28,448 3,998
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 99
105 91
19 State total ......
166,638
171,510
165,092
167,450
167,914
168,599
102
United States ......
174,015
178,133
171,954
174,496
175,154
175,482
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 15, 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
October 7, 2017
October 14, 2017
Week ending
October 21, 2017
October 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,650 21,974
4,816 1,223 31,921 7,754 3,461 8,220 16,632 8,191
29,082 22,563
4,704 1,225 33,961 7,629 3,329 8,216 16,461 7,911
29,349 21,687
4,676 1,222 33,921 7,088 3,349 8,223 17,622 7,458
28,702 23,085
4,841 1,213 34,017 8,041 3,772 8,220 17,578 7,232
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,916 7,521 4,539 5,702
14,805 6,401
12,648
21,179 7,111 4,817 5,917
15,349 6,562
11,164
21,399 7,248 4,968 5,638
15,523 6,509
10,874
21,807 7,637 4,052 5,760
15,665 6,446
11,827
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
206,374 102
207,180 103
206,754 103
209,895 104
Other States .......................................
9,053
9,013
8,893
9,288
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
215,427 102
216,193 103
215,647 103
219,183 104
November 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,288 22,119
4,757 1,224 33,872 7,186 3,258 8,227 16,999 6,744
November 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,658 23,828
4,890 1,225 34,395 7,752 3,379 7,811 17,681 8,072
22,028 7,342 5,084 5,635
14,840 6,215
21,255 7,692 4,901 5,409
16,119 5,727
11,418
11,748
205,236 101
210,542 101
8,937
9,362
214,173 101
219,904 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
October 7, 2017
October 14, 2017
Week ending
October 21, 2017
October 28, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,808 19,851
6,469 1,314 27,426 5,410 2,974 4,154 14,831 5,626
21,334 20,100
5,564 1,312 26,768 6,044 2,998 6,384 15,570 5,809
19,733 21,998
5,409 1,226 23,851 6,536 2,848 6,007 14,402 4,833
21,423 20,498
6,150 1,510 26,123 6,013 2,958 5,152 14,116 5,906
November 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,980 20,548
5,349 1,323 26,709 5,539 2,632 5,506 14,010 6,232
November 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,359 21,081
5,454 1,346 28,448 5,079 2,865 6,194 15,020 6,414
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,130 4,773 3,584 4,422
12,213 5,008
9,645
17,345 5,749 3,286 4,698
13,277 5,239
10,033
17,609 4,351 3,657 4,855
12,765 5,539
9,473
16,008 4,319 3,671 4,414
12,371 5,827
10,991
16,492 4,126 3,816 5,130
12,896 6,207
9,419
16,700 2,504 3,631 3,998
12,841 5,691
9,974
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
166,638 102
171,510 101
165,092 101
167,450 101
167,914 102
168,599 102
Other States .......................................
7,377
6,623
6,862
7,046
7,240
6,883
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,015 103
178,133 102
171,954 101
174,496 101
175,154 102
175,482 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 15, 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