Georgia weekly hatchery, 2018 January 10

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

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