Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 December 13

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

December 13, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 221 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 9, 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 184 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017

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

November 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,030 1,224
33,872 5,562

November 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,464 1,225
34,395 5,377

November 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,274 1,223
35,034 5,734

Week ending
November 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,632 1,224
35,099 5,617

December 2, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,488 1,225
35,486 5,803

December 9, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,876 1,225
34,427 5,572

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100 101 102

19 State total ......

205,921

212,105

217,228

215,709

220,700

211,995

101

United States ......

214,928

221,779

226,849

225,103

230,063

220,908

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 13, 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

November 4, 2017

November 11, 2017

November 18, 2017

November 25, 2017

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

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

21,964 1,324
26,709 5,028

21,346 1,345
28,347 4,005

21,340 1,582
26,481 5,245

20,304 1,461
25,822 4,898

December 2, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,303 1,429
27,014 4,437

December 9, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,978 1,532
27,009 5,275

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 120
99 97

19 State total ......

167,810

169,076

170,741

167,788

170,711

176,363

102

United States ......

175,049

175,952

177,482

174,890

178,013

183,567

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 13, 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

November 4, 2017

November 11, 2017

Week ending

November 18, November 25,

2017

2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,030 23,152
4,757 1,224 33,872 7,186 3,258 8,227 16,999 6,744

29,464 23,828
4,890 1,225 34,395 7,752 3,379 7,811 17,741 8,072

30,274 23,709
4,890 1,223 35,034 7,854 3,772 8,259 18,527 8,319

29,632 23,859
4,916 1,224 35,099 7,080 3,591 8,254 18,405 8,319

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

21,984 7,342 4,906 5,562
14,840 6,215
11,623

21,291 7,692 5,441 5,377
16,114 5,727
11,906

22,041 7,560 5,349 5,734
16,143 6,549
11,991

21,935 7,718 5,482 5,617
16,085 6,452
12,041

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

205,921 101

212,105 102

217,228 103

215,709 102

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

9,007

9,674

9,621

9,394

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

214,928 101

221,779 102

226,849 103

225,103 102

December 2, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,488 23,860
4,913 1,225 35,486 7,977 4,029 8,256 18,451 8,317
23,130 7,684 5,330 5,803
16,613 6,563
12,575
220,700 105
9,363
230,063 105

December 9, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,876 23,718
4,916 1,225 34,427 7,709 2,926 8,249 18,663 8,316
20,893 7,288 5,352 5,572
15,519 6,289
11,057
211,995 101
8,913
220,908 101

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

State

November 4, 2017

November 11, 2017

Week ending

November 18, November 25,

2017

2017

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

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

21,964 20,548
5,349 1,324 26,709 5,538 2,632 5,506 14,010 6,232

21,346 21,084
5,454 1,345 28,347 5,078 2,865 6,193 15,028 6,414

21,340 21,137
5,703 1,582 26,481 5,720 3,272 6,098 14,865 5,315

20,304 22,396
4,490 1,461 25,822 5,959 2,747 7,428 14,354 5,397

December 2, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,303 21,916
5,757 1,429 27,014 6,411 2,689 4,995 14,875 5,889

December 9, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,978 22,288
4,972 1,532 27,009 6,447 3,291 6,678 15,649 6,758

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

16,492 4,126 3,831 5,028
12,896 6,207
9,418

16,689 2,504 3,665 4,005
12,853 5,666
10,540

16,702 4,599 3,066 5,245
12,531 5,731
11,354

17,643 3,095 3,931 4,898
12,157 5,488
10,218

17,567 4,378 4,063 4,437
13,047 5,221
9,720

17,523 3,206 3,839 5,275
13,334 5,412
10,172

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

167,810 102

169,076 103

170,741 103

167,788 100

170,711 100

176,363 102

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

7,239

6,876

6,741

7,102

7,302

7,204

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

175,049 102

175,952 103

177,482 103

174,890 100

178,013 100

183,567 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 13, 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