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 6, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 229 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 2, 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 178 million chicks for meat production, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
October 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,793 1,213
34,017 5,739
November 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,030 1,224
33,872 5,562
November 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
28,973 1,225
34,395 5,377
Week ending
November 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,274 1,223
35,034 5,734
November 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,632 1,224
35,099 5,617
December 2, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,488 1,225
35,486 5,803
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 103 105
19 State total ......
209,933
206,036
211,641
217,123
215,248
220,050
104
United States ......
219,161
215,043
221,315
226,719
224,591
229,410
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 6, 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
October 28, 2017
November 4, 2017
November 11, 2017
November 18, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,423 1,510
26,123 4,269
21,964 1,323
26,709 5,028
21,346 1,346
28,347 4,005
21,340 1,582
26,481 5,245
November 25, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
20,304 1,461
25,822 4,898
December 2, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
20,904 1,429
27,012 4,437
Percent of previous year
(percent)
93 109
99 80
19 State total ......
167,305
167,829
169,086
170,766
167,724
170,435
100
United States ......
174,351
175,066
175,950
177,507
174,803
177,722
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 6, 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
October 28, 2017
November 4, 2017
Week ending
November 11, November 18,
2017
2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,793 23,085
4,841 1,213 34,017 8,041 3,772 8,220 17,578 7,232
28,030 23,152
4,757 1,224 33,872 7,186 3,258 8,227 16,999 6,744
28,973 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
November 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,632 23,859
4,916 1,224 35,099 7,080 3,591 8,254 18,405 8,319
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,783 7,637 4,052 5,739
15,408 6,446
12,076
21,984 7,342 5,021 5,562
14,840 6,215
11,623
21,218 7,692 5,541 5,377
16,114 5,727
11,906
21,986 7,560 5,349 5,734
16,143 6,549
11,941
21,753 7,718 5,203 5,617
16,085 6,452
12,041
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
209,933 104
206,036 101
211,641 102
217,123 103
215,248 102
Other States .......................................
9,228
9,007
9,674
9,596
9,343
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
219,161 104
215,043 101
221,315 102
226,719 103
224,591 102
December 2, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,488 23,860
4,913 1,225 35,486 7,977 4,029 8,256 18,451 8,317
22,777 7,684 5,033 5,803
16,613 6,563
12,575
220,050 104
9,360
229,410 104
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
October 28, 2017
November 4, 2017
Week ending
November 11, November 18,
2017
2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,423 20,498
6,150 1,510 26,123 6,013 2,958 5,152 14,116 5,906
21,964 20,548
5,349 1,323 26,709 5,539 2,632 5,506 14,010 6,232
21,346 21,084
5,454 1,346 28,347 5,078 2,865 6,194 15,028 6,414
21,340 21,137
5,703 1,582 26,481 5,720 3,272 6,098 14,865 5,315
November 25, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
20,304 22,396
4,490 1,461 25,822 5,959 2,747 7,428 14,354 5,397
December 2, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
20,904 21,930
5,757 1,429 27,012 6,313 2,689 4,996 14,875 5,889
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,008 4,319 3,671 4,269
12,371 5,827
10,991
16,492 4,127 3,848 5,028
12,896 6,207
9,419
16,687 2,504 3,677 4,005
12,852 5,665
10,540
16,697 4,599 3,096 5,245
12,531 5,731
11,354
17,635 3,095 3,894 4,898
12,157 5,430
10,257
17,468 4,378 4,361 4,437
13,060 5,207
9,730
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
167,305 101
167,829 102
169,086 103
170,766 103
167,724 100
170,435 100
Other States .......................................
7,046
7,237
6,864
6,741
7,079
7,287
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,351 101
175,066 102
175,950 103
177,507 103
174,803 100
177,722 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 6, 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