Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 December 28

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 28, 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 23, 2017. This is up 4 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 82 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 186 million chicks for meat production, up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017

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

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

December 2, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,763 1,225
35,616 5,865

Week ending
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 5,544

December 23, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,392 1,223
34,648 5,757

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 101 100 104

19 State total ......

217,414

216,084

221,541

212,154

219,167

218,431

104

United States ......

227,035

225,351

231,055

220,961

228,457

227,532

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 28, 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 18, 2017

November 25, 2017

December 2, 2017

December 9, 2017

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

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

21,298 1,582
26,481 5,245

20,259 1,461
25,822 4,898

21,280 1,430
27,014 4,441

22,941 1,532
27,004 5,263

December 16, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,038 1,254
27,468 4,149

December 23, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,554 1,392
29,080 4,943

Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 104 106 110

19 State total ......

170,736

167,776

170,730

176,421

175,091

178,241

103

United States ......

177,477

174,878

178,055

183,663

181,779

185,565

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 28, 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 18, November 25,

2017

2017

Week ending

December 2, 2017

December 9, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

30,763 23,860
4,913 1,225 35,616 7,977 4,029 8,256 18,451 8,317

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 7,993 3,591 8,253 18,544 8,201

December 23, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,392 23,994
4,916 1,223 34,648 8,017 3,591 8,240 18,499 8,193

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

22,041 7,560 5,535 5,734
16,143 6,549
11,991

21,906 7,718 5,584 5,617
16,085 6,452
12,066

23,130 7,611 5,545 5,865
16,613 6,785
12,585

20,893 7,609 5,270 5,494
15,534 6,289
11,056

22,871 7,616 5,395 5,544
16,071 6,602
12,176

22,599 7,656 5,466 5,757
16,275 6,630
12,335

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

217,414 103

216,084 102

221,541 105

212,154 101

219,167 103

218,431 104

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

9,621

9,267

9,514

8,807

9,290

9,101

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

227,035 103

225,351 102

231,055 105

220,961 101

228,457 103

227,532 104

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

State

November 18, November 25,

2017

2017

Week ending

December 2, 2017

December 9, 2017

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

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

21,298 21,137
5,703 1,582 26,481 5,720 3,272 6,098 14,902 5,315

20,259 22,396
4,490 1,461 25,822 5,959 2,747 7,428 14,387 5,397

21,280 21,916
5,757 1,430 27,014 6,411 2,689 4,995 14,881 5,889

22,941 22,270
4,972 1,532 27,004 6,447 3,291 6,678 15,709 6,758

December 16, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,038 22,621
5,298 1,254 27,468 5,938 3,127 6,299 15,616 5,654

December 23, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,554 21,402
6,043 1,392 29,080 6,256 3,252 6,306 15,595 5,683

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

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

17,566 4,378 4,094 4,441
13,047 5,222
9,720

17,549 3,207 3,895 5,263
13,322 5,412
10,171

18,236 4,133 4,050 4,149
13,316 5,606
10,288

18,026 5,403 3,909 4,943
13,599 5,399
10,399

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

170,736 103

167,776 100

170,730 100

176,421 102

175,091 102

178,241 103

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

6,741

7,102

7,325

7,242

6,688

7,324

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

177,477 103

174,878 100

178,055 100

183,663 102

181,779 101

185,565 104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 28, 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