Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 July 26

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

July 26, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 227 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 22, 2017. This is up 5 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 182 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017

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

June 17, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,778 1,222
35,007 5,599

June 24, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,199 1,224
35,229 5,712

July 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,307 1,224
34,564 5,773

Week ending
July 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,765 1,190
34,999 5,706

July 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,266 1,120
35,500 5,823

July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,340 1,192
35,143 5,803

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 97
101 104

19 State total ......

214,487

214,970

214,342

216,539

216,938

217,298

104

United States ......

224,203

224,627

223,760

226,219

226,095

226,849

105

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 26, 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

State

June 17, 2017

June 24, 2017

July 1, 2017

Week ending
July 8, 2017

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

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

22,366 1,358
27,430 5,974

22,301 1,491
28,307 4,400

22,443 1,323
27,556 5,357

22,613 1,352
27,211 5,292

July 15, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,758 1,347
27,933 5,469

July 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,727 1,612
27,858 4,203

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 101 100
84

19 State total ......

176,299

175,856

176,995

175,082

174,869

174,544

103

United States ......

183,476

183,090

184,547

182,511

182,410

182,187

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 26, 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

June 17, 2017

June 24, 2017

Week ending

July 1, 2017

July 8, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,778 22,740
4,987 1,222 35,007 7,379 3,712 8,256 17,541 8,404

30,199 22,893
4,962 1,224 35,229 7,806 3,424 8,231 17,552 8,409

30,307 22,259
5,029 1,224 34,564 7,620 3,697 8,111 17,982 8,280

30,765 23,248
4,955 1,190 34,999 7,731 3,712 8,226 17,829 8,013

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

22,423 7,517 4,871 5,599
15,982 6,548
12,521

21,972 7,551 4,831 5,712
16,392 6,555
12,028

21,743 7,616 4,968 5,773
16,330 6,536
12,303

22,143 7,504 4,804 5,706
16,521 6,549
12,644

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

214,487 103

214,970 103

214,342 103

216,539 103

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

9,716

9,657

9,418

9,680

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

224,203 103

224,627 103

223,760 104

226,219 104

July 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,266 23,183
4,962 1,120 35,500 7,795 3,727 8,228 18,038 8,528
21,755 7,512 4,887 5,823
16,623 6,558
12,433
216,938 103
9,157
226,095 104

July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,340 23,459
4,974 1,192 35,143 7,767 3,712 8,229 17,855 8,526
22,198 7,590 4,824 5,803
16,726 6,524
12,436
217,298 104
9,551
226,849 105

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

State

June 17, 2017

June 24, 2017

Week ending

July 1, 2017

July 8, 2017

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

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

22,366 22,133
4,691 1,358 27,430 5,542 3,187 6,803 15,400 5,386

22,301 22,641
5,203 1,491 28,307 6,574 3,166 6,098 15,288 5,927

22,443 21,315
6,763 1,323 27,556 6,407 3,034 4,755 15,369 5,657

22,613 21,868
6,101 1,352 27,211 6,078 3,154 5,371 14,673 5,690

July 15, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,758 21,726
5,808 1,347 27,933 6,297 2,929 5,843 14,762 5,935

July 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,727 21,072
5,976 1,612 27,858 6,190 3,217 5,677 15,046 6,134

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

16,581 4,656 3,662 5,974
13,272 5,750
12,108

17,218 3,886 3,720 4,400
13,248 6,140
10,248

17,670 5,453 3,752 5,357
13,209 5,884
11,048

18,207 4,174 3,901 5,292
13,068 5,846
10,483

16,587 4,193 3,905 5,469
13,487 5,854
10,036

17,130 4,198 3,965 4,203
13,500 5,353
10,686

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

176,299 101

175,856 102

176,995 101

175,082 102

174,869 101

174,544 103

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

7,177

7,234

7,552

7,429

7,541

7,643

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

183,476 101

183,090 102

184,547 102

182,511 102

182,410 102

182,187 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 26, 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