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