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
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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