Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 August 2

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 2, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 226 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 29, 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 184 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017

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

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

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

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

July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,421 1,192
35,143 5,803

July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,923 1,224
34,537 5,513

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 102 107

19 State total ......

214,866

214,144

216,628

216,770

217,249

216,480

105

United States ......

224,523

223,562

226,268

225,927

226,800

225,924

105

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 2, 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 24, 2017

July 1, 2017

July 8, 2017

Week ending
July 15, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

22,758 1,347
27,933 5,469

July 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,721 1,612
27,840 4,175

July 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,519 1,238
28,333 5,218

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 100 102 105

19 State total ......

175,856

176,995

174,900

174,884

174,518

176,210

102

United States ......

183,090

184,547

182,317

182,422

182,157

183,971

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 2, 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 24, 2017

July 1, 2017

Week ending

July 8, 2017

July 15, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 18,072 8,013

30,266 23,183
4,962 1,120 35,500 7,795 3,727 8,228 18,038 8,528

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

21,972 7,551 4,831 5,712
16,392 6,555
11,924

21,743 7,616 4,968 5,773
16,330 6,536
12,105

22,123 7,504 4,822 5,706
16,521 6,549
12,492

21,673 7,512 4,890 5,823
16,623 6,558
12,344

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

214,866 102

214,144 103

216,628 103

216,770 103

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

9,657

9,418

9,640

9,157

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

224,523 103

223,562 104

226,268 104

225,927 104

July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,421 23,459
5,029 1,192 35,143 7,767 3,712 8,229 17,855 8,526
22,085 7,590 4,830 5,803
16,726 6,524
12,358
217,249 104
9,551
226,800 104

July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,923 23,829
4,988 1,224 34,537 7,727 3,712 8,209 17,869 8,562
22,628 7,467 4,898 5,513
16,540 6,533
12,321
216,480 105
9,444
225,924 105

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

State

June 24, 2017

July 1, 2017

Week ending

July 8, 2017

July 15, 2017

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

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

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 5,368 14,673 5,690

22,758 21,726
5,808 1,347 27,933 6,297 2,929 5,842 14,762 5,934

July 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,721 21,068
5,768 1,612 27,840 6,190 3,217 5,921 15,095 6,142

July 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,519 21,311
5,529 1,238 28,333 6,099 3,260 6,257 15,238 5,855

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

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 3,919 5,292
13,068 5,874
10,258

16,639 4,193 3,909 5,469
13,487 5,860
9,991

17,167 4,198 3,972 4,175
13,501 5,360
10,571

16,952 4,575 3,847 5,218
13,719 5,083
11,177

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

175,856 102

176,995 101

174,900 102

174,884 101

174,518 103

176,210 102

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

7,234

7,552

7,417

7,538

7,639

7,761

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

183,090 102

184,547 102

182,317 102

182,422 102

182,157 103

183,971 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 2, 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