Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 December 6

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 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