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