Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 August 16

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

August 16, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 224 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 12, 2017. This is up 3 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 184 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....

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

July 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,349 1,120
35,500 5,823

July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,548 1,192
35,143 5,803

Week ending
July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,096 1,224
34,537 5,513

August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,411 1,213
35,139 5,701

August 12, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,384 1,225
35,022 5,660

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 102
98

19 State total ......

216,405

216,764

217,308

216,680

217,579

214,412

102

United States ......

226,045

225,901

226,844

226,238

227,184

223,956

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 16, 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

July 8, 2017

July 15, 2017

July 22, 2017

Week ending
July 29, 2017

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

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

22,621 1,351
27,207 5,291

22,768 1,348
27,929 5,468

22,807 1,612
27,836 4,174

22,450 1,238
28,317 5,216

August 5, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,148 1,273
28,128 4,881

August 12, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,198 1,261
28,030 4,480

Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 80
103 87

19 State total ......

174,904

174,956

174,646

175,988

176,228

176,752

103

United States ......

182,303

182,477

182,305

183,748

183,335

184,182

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 16, 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

July 8, 2017

July 15, 2017

Week ending

July 22, 2017

July 29, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,765 23,248
4,955 1,190 34,999 7,731 3,712 8,226 18,072 8,013

30,349 23,181
4,962 1,120 35,500 7,795 3,727 8,228 18,038 8,528

30,548 23,459
5,029 1,192 35,143 7,767 3,712 8,229 17,855 8,526

30,096 23,781
4,988 1,224 34,537 7,638 3,712 8,210 18,037 8,562

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

22,123 7,504 4,738 5,706
16,521 6,549
12,353

21,668 7,512 4,913 5,823
16,623 6,558
12,239

22,085 7,590 4,864 5,803
16,726 6,524
12,256

22,534 7,467 4,850 5,513
16,762 6,533
12,236

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

216,405 103

216,764 103

217,308 104

216,680 105

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

9,640

9,137

9,536

9,558

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

226,045 103

225,901 104

226,844 105

226,238 105

August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,411 23,900
5,069 1,213 35,139 7,892 3,788 8,229 17,448 8,585
22,531 7,368 4,786 5,701
16,632 6,456
12,431
217,579 105
9,605
227,184 105

August 12, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,384 23,497
5,086 1,225 35,022 7,732 2,532 8,225 17,736 8,452
22,354 7,396 4,830 5,660
16,254 6,432
11,595
214,412 102
9,544
223,956 103

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

State

July 8, 2017

July 15, 2017

Week ending

July 22, 2017

July 29, 2017

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

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

22,621 21,868
6,101 1,351 27,207 6,076 3,154 5,367 14,673 5,690

22,768 21,433
5,808 1,348 27,929 6,297 2,929 5,838 14,804 6,193

22,807 21,041
6,068 1,612 27,836 6,188 3,217 5,634 15,144 6,142

22,450 22,241
5,385 1,238 28,317 6,098 3,261 6,375 15,375 5,851

August 5, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,148 21,516
5,938 1,273 28,128 6,145 3,263 5,667 15,301 6,415

August 12, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,198 21,908
5,359 1,261 28,030 6,368 3,219 6,681 15,204 5,866

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

18,205 4,174 3,926 5,291
13,069 5,873
10,258

16,638 4,193 3,952 5,468
13,487 5,907
9,964

17,165 4,219 3,972 4,174
13,501 5,375
10,551

16,939 3,540 3,821 5,216
13,674 5,181
11,026

17,152 4,310 3,920 4,881
13,514 5,999
10,658

17,640 4,777 3,943 4,480
13,594 5,227
9,997

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

174,904 102

174,956 101

174,646 103

175,988 101

176,228 102

176,752 103

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

7,399

7,521

7,659

7,760

7,107

7,430

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

182,303 102

182,477 102

182,305 103

183,748 102

183,335 102

184,182 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 16, 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