Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 November 8

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 8, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 4, 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 176 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....

September 30, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
26,875 1,223
31,990 5,572

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

Week ending
October 21, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,186 1,222
33,921 5,638

October 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,702 1,213
34,017 5,760

November 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,591 1,224
33,814 5,635

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 100 101 108

19 State total ......

204,694

206,214

208,121

205,792

210,453

205,089

100

United States ......

214,012

215,267

217,134

214,685

219,680

213,920

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 8, 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

September 30, 2017

October 7, 2017

October 14, 2017

October 21, 2017

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

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

21,689 1,193
27,342 4,492

21,808 1,314
27,426 4,422

21,334 1,312
26,768 4,698

19,764 1,226
23,851 4,855

October 28, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,449 1,510
26,123 4,414

November 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,921 1,323
26,708 5,130

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 102 101 113

19 State total ......

167,254

166,638

171,995

165,568

167,392

168,839

103

United States ......

174,441

174,015

178,618

172,430

174,474

175,973

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 8, 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

September 30, 2017

October 7, 2017

Week ending

October 14, 2017

October 21, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

26,875 23,327
4,676 1,223 31,990 7,484 3,409 8,228 17,082 7,442

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

28,186 21,687
4,676 1,222 33,921 7,088 3,349 8,223 17,622 7,458

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

21,562 7,573 4,673 5,572
15,444 6,367
11,767

20,916 7,521 4,539 5,702
14,805 6,401
12,488

21,304 7,111 4,817 5,917
15,349 6,562
11,980

21,510 7,248 4,968 5,638
15,523 6,509
10,964

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

204,694 102

206,214 102

208,121 104

205,792 102

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

9,318

9,053

9,013

8,893

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

214,012 103

215,267 102

217,134 104

214,685 102

October 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,702 23,085
4,841 1,213 34,017 8,041 3,772 8,220 17,578 7,232
21,900 7,637 4,052 5,760
15,665 6,446
12,292
210,453 104
9,227
219,680 104

November 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,591 22,119
4,743 1,224 33,814 7,186 3,258 8,227 16,825 6,744
21,709 7,342 4,826 5,635
14,794 6,215
11,837
205,089 100
8,831
213,920 101

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

State

September 30, 2017

October 7, 2017

Week ending

October 14, 2017

October 21, 2017

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

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

21,689 20,111
4,718 1,193 27,342 5,848 3,039 6,033 14,571 6,519

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

19,764 21,998
5,409 1,226 23,851 6,536 2,848 6,007 14,368 4,833

October 28, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,449 20,498
6,150 1,510 26,123 6,013 2,958 5,152 14,078 5,906

November 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,921 20,555
5,321 1,323 26,708 5,545 2,632 5,531 14,074 6,232

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

16,555 3,453 3,845 4,492
12,794 5,749
9,303

17,130 4,773 3,584 4,422
12,213 5,008
9,645

17,352 5,749 3,286 4,698
13,277 5,239
10,511

17,623 4,351 3,657 4,855
12,765 5,539
9,938

16,003 4,319 3,671 4,414
12,371 5,827
10,950

16,510 4,126 3,933 5,130
12,934 6,156
10,208

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

167,254 102

166,638 102

171,995 102

165,568 101

167,392 101

168,839 103

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

7,187

7,377

6,623

6,862

7,082

7,134

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

174,441 102

174,015 103

178,618 102

172,430 102

174,474 101

175,973 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 8, 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