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