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