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 17, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 225 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 13, 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 183 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017 and 2018 State December 9, 2017 December 16, 2017 December 23, 2017 Week ending December 30, 2017 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 29,850 1,225 34,411 5,494 30,899 1,225 35,319 5,544 30,407 1,223 34,709 5,757 30,186 1,225 34,467 5,631 January 6, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,338 1,221 35,373 5,715 January 13, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,124 1,188 35,395 5,726 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 116 102 107 19 State total 1 .... 211,697 219,325 218,443 215,202 United States ...... 220,563 228,605 227,626 224,524 226,035 225,447 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 17, 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 9, 2017 December 16, 2017 December 23, 2017 December 30, 2017 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,941 1,532 27,004 5,263 22,038 1,254 27,468 4,149 21,559 1,392 29,067 4,943 21,863 1,398 26,854 4,837 January 6, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,645 1,411 27,834 4,616 January 13, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,464 1,530 27,218 5,201 Percent of previous year (percent) 107 127 98 112 19 State total 1 .... 176,400 175,096 178,352 171,077 United States ...... 183,642 181,783 185,759 178,198 183,981 182,932 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 17, 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 9, 2017 December 16, 2017 Week ending December 23, December 30, 2017 2017 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 35,319 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 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 .............................. 20,721 7,288 5,362 5,494 15,534 6,289 11,026 22,833 7,369 5,666 5,544 16,071 6,602 12,150 22,374 7,656 5,538 5,757 16,275 6,635 12,324 22,089 7,604 5,583 5,631 15,086 6,618 12,119 19 State total 1 .................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 211,697 100 219,325 104 218,443 104 215,202 102 Other States ....................................... 8,866 9,280 9,183 9,322 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 220,563 100 1 Starting in 2018, the 19 State totals have been discontinued. 228,605 104 227,626 104 224,524 102 January 6, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,338 24,034 4,915 1,221 35,373 7,812 3,621 7,689 17,844 7,932 22,248 7,673 5,497 5,715 15,766 6,639 12,140 9,284 225,741 103 January 13, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 30,124 24,188 4,916 1,188 35,395 7,609 3,621 7,593 18,329 7,900 22,208 7,547 5,599 5,726 16,009 6,646 11,850 8,999 225,447 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017 and 2018 State December 9, 2017 December 16, 2017 Week ending December 23, December 30, 2017 2017 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 21,863 21,419 5,758 1,398 26,854 5,893 2,602 5,783 15,796 6,242 January 6, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,645 23,371 6,336 1,411 27,834 5,789 3,132 5,331 15,562 5,911 January 13, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 22,464 22,335 5,427 1,530 27,218 5,939 3,091 5,650 15,510 5,821 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 17,546 3,207 3,895 5,263 13,322 5,404 10,170 18,227 4,133 4,121 4,149 13,316 5,518 10,320 17,985 5,402 4,054 4,943 13,589 5,508 10,401 16,738 4,369 3,939 4,837 12,617 4,951 10,018 18,512 2,792 4,152 4,616 13,411 5,233 10,855 17,503 4,257 4,137 5,201 13,173 5,862 10,801 19 State total 1 .................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 176,400 102 175,096 102 178,352 103 171,077 99 Other States ....................................... 7,242 6,687 7,407 7,121 7,088 7,013 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 183,642 102 181,783 101 185,759 104 178,198 99 183,981 103 182,932 103 1 Starting in 2018, the 19 State totals have been discontinued. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 17, 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