Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 December 20

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 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