Georgia weekly hatchery, 2017 August 9

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 9, 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 August 5, 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 183 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....

July 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,433 1,224
34,564 5,773

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

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

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

August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,426 1,213
35,139 5,701

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 99
101 104

19 State total ......

214,270

216,405

216,759

217,355

216,769

217,812

105

United States ......

223,688

226,045

225,896

226,906

226,327

227,419

105

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 9, 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 1, 2017

July 8, 2017

July 15, 2017

Week ending
July 22, 2017

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

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

22,437 1,323
27,556 5,357

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

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

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

July 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,450 1,238
28,317 5,216

August 5, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,139 1,274
28,129 4,903

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 101
99 119

19 State total ......

176,989

174,904

174,923

174,697

175,986

176,337

102

United States ......

184,541

182,303

182,454

182,318

183,740

183,494

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 9, 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 1, 2017

July 8, 2017

Week ending

July 15, 2017

July 22, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,433 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

30,349 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

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

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

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

21,668 7,512 4,908 5,823
16,623 6,558
12,239

22,085 7,590 4,861 5,803
16,726 6,524
12,306

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

214,270 103

216,405 103

216,759 103

217,355 104

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

9,418

9,640

9,137

9,551

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

223,688 104

226,045 103

225,896 104

226,906 105

July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,096 23,781
4,988 1,224 34,537 7,638 3,712 8,210 18,037 8,562
22,625 7,467 4,848 5,513
16,762 6,533
12,236
216,769 105
9,558
226,327 105

August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,426 23,900
5,069 1,213 35,139 7,892 3,788 8,229 17,448 8,585
22,622 7,368 4,864 5,701
16,632 6,505
12,431
217,812 105
9,607
227,419 105

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

State

July 1, 2017

July 8, 2017

Week ending

July 15, 2017

July 22, 2017

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

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

22,437 21,315
6,763 1,323 27,556 6,407 3,034 4,755 15,369 5,657

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 5,841 14,804 6,193

22,807 21,041
5,768 1,612 27,836 6,188 3,217 5,920 15,144 6,142

July 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,450 22,241
5,299 1,238 28,317 6,098 3,261 6,562 15,375 5,851

August 5, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,139 21,520
5,756 1,274 28,129 6,152 3,263 5,867 15,301 6,415

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

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

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

16,638 4,193 3,937 5,468
13,487 5,858
9,992

17,165 4,219 4,033 4,174
13,501 5,359
10,571

16,917 3,540 3,830 5,216
13,674 5,081
11,036

17,226 4,310 3,921 4,903
13,516 5,974
10,671

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

176,989 101

174,904 102

174,923 101

174,697 103

175,986 101

176,337 102

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

7,552

7,399

7,531

7,621

7,754

7,157

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

184,541 102

182,303 102

182,454 102

182,318 103

183,740 102

183,494 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 9, 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