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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December 20, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 228 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 16, 2017. This is up 3 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 182 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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
November 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,909 1,224
35,099 5,617
Week ending
December 2, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,488 1,225
35,486 5,865
December 9, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,876 1,225
34,411 5,494
December 16, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,651 1,225
35,369 5,554
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 103 103
97
19 State total ......
212,105
217,228
216,059
220,780
212,201
218,953
103
United States ......
221,779
226,849
225,453
230,143
221,114
228,293
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 20, 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 11, 2017
November 18, 2017
November 25, 2017
December 2, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,346 1,345
28,347 4,005
21,340 1,582
26,481 5,245
20,304 1,461
25,822 4,898
21,303 1,429
27,014 4,441
December 9, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,978 1,532
27,004 5,263
December 16, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,954 1,253
27,958 4,513
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 94 97
113
19 State total ......
169,076
170,741
167,788
170,715
176,394
175,046
102
United States ......
175,952
177,482
174,890
178,017
183,598
181,826
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 20, 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 11, 2017
November 18, 2017
Week ending
November 25, 2017
December 2, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
29,909 23,859
4,916 1,224 35,099 7,080 3,591 8,254 18,405 8,319
30,488 23,860
4,913 1,225 35,486 7,977 4,029 8,256 18,451 8,317
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
21,906 7,718 5,584 5,617
16,085 6,452
12,041
23,130 7,684 5,348 5,865
16,613 6,563
12,575
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
212,105 102
217,228 103
216,059 102
220,780 105
Other States .......................................
9,674
9,621
9,394
9,363
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
221,779 102
226,849 103
225,453 102
230,143 105
December 9, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,876 23,718
4,916 1,225 34,411 7,709 2,926 8,249 18,663 8,316
December 16, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,651 24,149
4,916 1,225 35,369 8,009 3,591 8,249 18,544 8,201
20,893 7,609 5,317 5,494
15,534 6,289
22,622 7,616 5,408 5,554
16,071 6,602
11,056
12,176
212,201 101
218,953 103
8,913
9,340
221,114 101
228,293 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
November 11, 2017
November 18, 2017
Week ending
November 25, 2017
December 2, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
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 22,270
4,972 1,532 27,004 6,447 3,291 6,678 15,690 6,758
December 16, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,954 22,623
4,848 1,253 27,958 5,857 3,127 6,934 15,601 5,653
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 4,441
13,047 5,221
9,720
17,550 3,206 3,850 5,263
13,322 5,412
10,171
17,409 4,160 4,044 4,513
13,346 5,501
10,265
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
169,076 103
170,741 103
167,788 100
170,715 100
176,394 102
175,046 102
Other States .......................................
6,876
6,741
7,102
7,302
7,204
6,780
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
175,952 103
177,482 103
174,890 100
178,017 100
183,598 102
181,826 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 20, 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