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