Georgia weekly hatchery, 2018 January 24

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 24, 2018

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 224 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 20, 2018. This is up 2 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 181 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017 and 2018

State

December 16, 2017

December 23, 2017

December 30, 2017

Week ending
January 6, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,899 1,225
35,319 5,591

30,407 1,223
34,709 5,674

30,502 1,225
34,467 5,791

30,338 1,221
35,373 5,757

January 13, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,139 1,188
35,395 5,690

January 20, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,003 1,225
34,962 5,685

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 128 101 105

19 State total 1 ....

219,372

218,327

215,619

United States ......

228,652

227,510

224,912

225,809

224,757

223,823

102

1 Starting in 2018, the 19 State totals have been discontinued. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 24, 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

State

December 16, 2017

December 23, 2017

December 30, 2017

Week ending
January 6, 2018

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

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

22,038 1,254
27,468 4,152

21,559 1,392
29,067 4,939

21,863 1,398
26,854 4,845

22,645 1,411
27,834 4,641

January 13, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,449 1,530
27,232 5,109

January 20, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,897 1,310
26,943 4,702

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 102 103
97

19 State total 1 ....

175,099

178,348

171,085

United States ......

181,786

185,755

178,206

184,062

182,755

181,105

101

1 Starting in 2018, the 19 State totals have been discontinued.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 24, 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 16, 2017

December 23, 2017

Week ending

December 30, 2017

January 6, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

30,502 24,096
4,916 1,225 34,467 7,350 3,621 8,232 18,512 7,867

30,338 24,034
4,915 1,221 35,373 7,812 3,621 7,689 17,844 7,932

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

22,833 7,369 5,666 5,591
16,071 6,602
12,150

22,341 7,656 5,538 5,674
16,275 6,635
12,324

22,046 7,604 5,583 5,791
15,086 6,617
12,104

22,248 7,673 5,497 5,757
15,792 6,639
12,140

19 State total 1 .................................... Percent of previous year .....................

219,372 104

218,327 104

215,619 102

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

9,280

9,183

9,293

9,284

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

228,652 104

1 Starting in 2018, the 19 State totals have been discontinued.

227,510 104

224,912 102

225,809 103

January 13, 2018
(1,000 eggs) 30,139 23,565 4,916 1,188 35,395 7,609 3,637 7,593 18,331 7,900
22,061 7,547 5,604 5,690
16,088 6,646
11,849
8,999
224,757 103

January 20, 2018
(1,000 eggs) 29,003 24,106 4,801 1,225 34,962 8,010 3,637 7,306 18,106 7,932
21,998 7,965 5,656 5,685
16,070 6,433
11,926
9,002
223,823 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017 and 2018

State

December 16, 2017

December 23, 2017

Week ending

December 30, 2017

January 6, 2018

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

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

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

22,645 23,371
6,486 1,411 27,834 5,789 3,132 5,237 15,562 5,911

January 13, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,449 22,327
5,552 1,530 27,232 5,939 3,092 5,506 15,485 5,821

January 20, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,897 22,162
5,153 1,310 26,943 5,391 3,118 6,062 15,459 5,960

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

18,227 4,133 4,121 4,152
13,316 5,518
10,320

17,985 5,402 4,054 4,939
13,589 5,508
10,401

16,738 4,369 3,939 4,845
12,617 4,951
10,018

18,512 2,792 4,152 4,641
13,411 5,233
10,855

17,479 4,257 4,127 5,109
13,173 5,862
10,802

17,254 3,762 4,134 4,702
12,226 6,141
11,110

19 State total 1 .................................... Percent of previous year .....................

175,099 102

178,348 103

171,085 99

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

6,687

7,407

7,121

7,088

7,013

7,321

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

181,786 101

185,755 104

178,206 99

184,062 103

182,755 103

181,105 101

1 Starting in 2018, the 19 State totals have been discontinued.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 24, 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