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