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