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
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January 10, 2018
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 January 6, 2018. 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 82 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 and 2018
State
December 2, 2017
December 9, 2017
December 16, 2017
Week ending
December 23, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
30,763 1,225
35,616 5,865
29,850 1,225
34,411 5,494
30,899 1,225
35,369 5,544
30,407 1,223
34,709 5,757
December 30, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,186 1,225
34,467 5,631
January 6, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,467 1,221
35,373 5,715
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 104 104 101
19 State total 1 ....
221,880
211,859
219,413
218,772
215,594
United States ......
231,394
220,725
228,693
227,975
224,916
226,035
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 10, 2018. 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 and 2018
Week ending
State
December 2, 2017
December 9, 2017
December 16, 2017
December 23, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,280 1,430
27,014 4,441
22,941 1,532
27,004 5,263
22,038 1,254
27,468 4,149
21,559 1,392
29,067 4,943
December 30, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,863 1,398
26,854 4,837
January 6, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,772 1,411
27,715 4,616
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 102 101 100
19 State total 1 ....
170,700
176,403
175,105
178,380
171,170
United States ......
178,024
183,645
181,792
185,822
178,291
183,777
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 10, 2018. 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 and 2018
State
December 2, 2017
December 9, 2017
Week ending
December 16, December 23,
2017
2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
30,763 23,860
4,913 1,225 35,616 7,977 4,029 8,256 18,451 8,317
29,850 23,718
4,916 1,225 34,411 7,709 2,926 8,249 18,663 8,316
30,899 24,149
4,916 1,225 35,369 7,993 3,591 8,253 18,544 8,201
30,407 23,994
4,916 1,223 34,709 8,017 3,591 8,240 18,499 8,288
December 30, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,186 24,096
4,916 1,225 34,467 7,350 3,621 8,232 18,512 7,867
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
23,120 7,611 5,894 5,865
16,613 6,785
12,585
20,883 7,288 5,362 5,494
15,534 6,289
11,026
22,871 7,369 5,666 5,544
16,071 6,602
12,150
22,661 7,656 5,575 5,757
16,275 6,630
12,334
22,376 7,604 5,688 5,631
15,086 6,618
12,119
19 State total 1 .................................... Percent of previous year .....................
221,880 105
211,859 100
219,413 104
218,772 104
215,594 102
Other States .......................................
9,514
8,866
9,280
9,203
9,322
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
231,394 105
1 Starting in 2018, the 19 State totals have been discontinued.
220,725 101
228,693 104
227,975 104
224,916 102
January 6, 2018
(1,000 eggs) 30,467 23,992 4,915 1,221 35,373 7,830 3,621 7,689 17,844 7,932
22,535 7,673 5,637 5,715
15,713 6,639
12,124
9,115
226,035 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017 and 2018
State
December 2, 2017
December 9, 2017
Week ending
December 16, December 23,
2017
2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,280 21,916
5,667 1,430 27,014 6,411 2,689 5,086 14,881 5,889
22,941 22,270
5,108 1,532 27,004 6,447 3,291 6,533 15,709 6,758
22,038 22,621
5,204 1,254 27,468 5,938 3,127 6,392 15,616 5,654
21,559 21,380
6,293 1,392 29,067 6,192 3,253 6,064 15,587 5,683
December 30, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,863 21,419
5,758 1,398 26,854 5,937 2,602 5,783 15,796 6,242
January 6, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,772 23,369
6,336 1,411 27,715 5,790 3,132 5,331 15,562 5,912
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,566 4,378 4,049 4,441
13,047 5,262
9,694
17,549 3,207 3,895 5,263
13,322 5,404
10,170
18,236 4,133 4,121 4,149
13,316 5,518
10,320
17,990 5,403 4,076 4,943
13,589 5,508
10,401
16,787 4,369 3,939 4,837
12,617 4,951
10,018
18,327 2,861 4,179 4,616
13,376 5,233
10,854
19 State total 1 .................................... Percent of previous year .....................
170,700 100
176,403 102
175,105 102
178,380 103
171,170 99
Other States .......................................
7,324
7,242
6,687
7,442
7,121
7,001
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
178,024 100
183,645 102
181,792 101
185,822 104
178,291 99
183,777 102
1 Starting in 2018, the 19 State totals have been discontinued.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 10, 2018. 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