Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 November 15

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

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