Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 November 22

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 22, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 226 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 18, 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 177 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....

October 14, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,082 1,225
33,961 5,793

October 21, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,349 1,222
33,921 5,645

October 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,793 1,213
34,017 5,739

Week ending
November 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,288 1,224
33,872 5,562

November 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,658 1,225
34,395 5,377

November 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,182 1,223
35,034 5,734

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 103 103 103

19 State total ......

207,056

206,746

209,734

205,163

211,257

216,448

103

United States ......

216,069

215,629

218,962

214,100

220,664

226,014

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 22, 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 14, 2017

October 21, 2017

October 28, 2017

November 4, 2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,334 1,312
26,768 4,700

19,733 1,226
23,851 4,871

21,423 1,510
26,123 4,269

21,980 1,323
26,709 5,028

November 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,359 1,346
28,347 4,005

November 18, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,340 1,581
26,479 5,246

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 126 101 110

19 State total ......

171,512

165,108

167,305

167,812

168,524

170,521

103

United States ......

178,135

171,970

174,351

175,052

175,396

177,184

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 22, 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 14, 2017

October 21, 2017

Week ending

October 28, 2017

November 4, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

28,793 23,085
4,841 1,213 34,017 8,041 3,772 8,220 17,578 7,232

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 17,741 8,072

November 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,182 23,709
4,890 1,223 35,034 7,854 3,772 8,259 18,527 8,319

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

21,179 7,111 4,817 5,793
15,349 6,562
11,164

21,399 7,248 4,968 5,645
15,523 6,509
10,859

21,783 7,637 4,052 5,739
15,408 6,446
11,877

22,028 7,342 5,084 5,562
14,840 6,215
11,418

21,256 7,692 5,589 5,377
16,119 5,727
11,746

21,972 7,443 5,046 5,734
16,108 6,549
11,827

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

207,056 103

206,746 103

209,734 104

205,163 101

211,257 101

216,448 103

Other States .......................................

9,013

8,883

9,228

8,937

9,407

9,566

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

216,069 103

215,629 103

218,962 104

214,100 101

220,664 102

226,014 103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017

State

October 14, 2017

October 21, 2017

Week ending

October 28, 2017

November 4, 2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

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 21,084
5,454 1,346 28,347 5,079 2,865 6,194 15,028 6,414

November 18, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,340 21,143
5,597 1,581 26,479 5,656 3,272 6,402 14,865 5,319

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

17,345 5,749 3,286 4,700
13,277 5,239
10,033

17,609 4,351 3,657 4,871
12,765 5,539
9,473

16,008 4,319 3,671 4,269
12,371 5,827
10,991

16,492 4,126 3,816 5,028
12,896 6,207
9,419

16,688 2,504 3,669 4,005
12,852 5,666
9,970

16,712 4,599 3,138 5,246
12,530 5,534
11,108

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

171,512 101

165,108 101

167,305 101

167,812 102

168,524 102

170,521 103

Other States .......................................

6,623

6,862

7,046

7,240

6,872

6,663

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

178,135 102

171,970 101

174,351 101

175,052 102

175,396 102

177,184 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 22, 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