Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 August 23

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 23, 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 August 19, 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 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017

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

July 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,349 1,120
35,500 5,836

July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,548 1,192
35,143 5,791

July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,096 1,224
34,537 5,570

Week ending
August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,411 1,213
35,139 5,775

August 12, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,472 1,225
35,022 5,660

August 19, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,284 1,225
34,870 5,508

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 101
96

19 State total ......

216,777

217,288

216,881

217,835

214,204

216,165

104

United States ......

225,914

226,824

226,414

227,440

223,563

225,612

105

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 23, 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 15, 2017

July 22, 2017

July 29, 2017

Week ending
August 5, 2017

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

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

22,768 1,348
27,929 5,465

22,807 1,612
27,836 4,171

22,450 1,238
28,314 5,202

22,155 1,273
28,124 4,881

August 12, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,198 1,261
28,035 4,471

August 19, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,539 1,342
27,740 4,821

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 87
103 86

19 State total ......

174,953

174,643

176,096

176,275

176,801

176,450

104

United States ......

182,474

182,302

183,837

183,379

184,186

183,859

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 23, 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 15, 2017

July 22, 2017

Week ending

July 29, 2017

August 5, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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
5,069 1,224 34,537 7,638 3,712 8,210 18,037 8,562

30,411 23,900
5,069 1,213 35,139 7,892 3,788 8,229 17,448 8,585

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

21,668 7,512 4,913 5,836
16,623 6,558
12,239

22,077 7,590 4,864 5,791
16,726 6,524
12,256

22,457 7,467 5,035 5,570
16,762 6,533
12,191

22,531 7,368 4,968 5,775
16,632 6,456
12,431

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

216,777 103

217,288 104

216,881 105

217,835 105

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

9,137

9,536

9,533

9,605

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

225,914 104

226,824 105

226,414 105

227,440 105

August 12, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,472 23,497
5,115 1,225 35,022 7,732 2,532 8,225 17,736 8,452
22,385 7,396 4,474 5,660
16,254 6,432
11,595
214,204 102
9,359
223,563 103

August 19, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,284 23,810
5,128 1,225 34,870 7,858 3,424 8,226 17,676 8,315
22,176 7,907 4,784 5,508
15,809 6,573
12,592
216,165 104
9,447
225,612 105

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

State

July 15, 2017

July 22, 2017

Week ending

July 29, 2017

August 5, 2017

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

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

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
4,909 1,238 28,314 6,098 3,261 6,968 15,375 5,851

22,155 21,516
5,938 1,273 28,124 6,145 3,263 5,666 15,301 6,415

August 12, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,183 21,904
5,602 1,261 28,035 6,368 3,219 6,427 15,235 5,864

August 19, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,539 22,727
5,590 1,342 27,740 5,846 3,224 6,142 15,182 6,037

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

16,638 4,193 3,952 5,465
13,487 5,907
9,964

17,165 4,219 3,972 4,171
13,501 5,375
10,551

16,940 3,540 3,832 5,202
13,674 5,178
11,025

17,152 4,310 3,967 4,881
13,514 5,998
10,657

17,570 4,777 3,948 4,471
13,594 5,346
9,997

17,588 3,796 4,018 4,821
13,904 5,418
10,536

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

174,953 101

174,643 103

176,096 102

176,275 102

176,801 103

176,450 104

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

7,521

7,659

7,741

7,104

7,385

7,409

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

182,474 102

182,302 103

183,837 102

183,379 102

184,186 103

183,859 104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 23, 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