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