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