Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 August 30

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 30, 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 26, 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 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

August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,352 1,213
35,139 5,775

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

August 19, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,240 1,225
34,870 5,508

August 26, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,351 1,225
34,973 5,744

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 102 103

19 State total ......

217,288

216,881

217,710

214,210

215,892

214,728

103

United States ......

226,824

226,414

227,028

223,644

225,466

224,131

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 30, 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 22, 2017

July 29, 2017

August 5, 2017

Week ending
August 12, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

23,183 1,261
28,030 4,471

August 19, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,566 1,342
27,743 4,821

August 26, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,680 1,326
28,903 4,109

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 93 105 77

19 State total ......

174,643

176,096

176,309

176,868

176,639

176,907

103

United States ......

182,302

183,837

183,373

184,235

184,011

184,062

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 30, 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 22, 2017

July 29, 2017

Week ending

August 5, 2017

August 12, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

30,352 23,900
5,069 1,213 35,139 7,892 3,788 8,229 17,448 8,585

30,472 23,527
5,115 1,225 35,022 7,732 2,532 8,225 17,736 8,452

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

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

22,521 7,368 4,957 5,775
16,632 6,456
12,386

22,385 7,396 4,450 5,660
16,254 6,432
11,595

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

217,288 104

216,881 105

217,710 105

214,210 102

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

9,536

9,533

9,318

9,434

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

226,824 105

226,414 105

227,028 105

223,644 103

August 19, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,240 23,810
5,118 1,225 34,870 7,858 3,424 8,226 17,676 8,315
22,176 7,907 4,565 5,508
15,809 6,573
12,592
215,892 104
9,574
225,466 105

August 26, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,351 23,707
5,001 1,225 34,973 7,782 3,772 8,225 17,844 8,298
21,465 7,308 4,774 5,744
15,935 6,456
11,868
214,728 103
9,403
224,131 103

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

State

July 22, 2017

July 29, 2017

Week ending

August 5, 2017

August 12, 2017

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

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

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 21,515
5,938 1,273 28,124 6,145 3,263 5,666 15,301 6,416

23,183 21,924
5,602 1,261 28,030 6,368 3,219 6,427 15,235 5,864

August 19, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,566 22,720
6,130 1,342 27,743 5,846 3,224 5,844 15,182 6,037

August 26, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,680 21,500
5,227 1,326 28,903 5,711 3,271 6,266 14,450 5,972

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

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 4,017 4,881
13,517 5,916
10,720

17,570 4,777 4,001 4,471
13,594 5,345
9,997

17,588 3,796 4,009 4,821
13,899 5,356
10,536

17,995 5,398 3,832 4,109
13,703 5,853
11,711

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

174,643 103

176,096 102

176,309 102

176,868 103

176,639 104

176,907 103

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

7,659

7,741

7,064

7,367

7,372

7,155

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

182,302 103

183,837 102

183,373 102

184,235 103

184,011 104

184,062 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 30, 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