Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 January 31

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 31, 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 27, 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 23, 2017

December 30, 2017

January 6, 2018

Week ending
January 13, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

30,406 1,221
35,373 5,757

30,139 1,188
35,395 5,690

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

January 27, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,976 1,221
35,149 5,651

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 118 102 106

19 State total 1 ....

218,318

215,486

United States ......

227,501

224,779

225,616

224,744

223,770

225,348

102

1 Starting in 2018, the 19 State totals have been discontinued. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 31, 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 23, 2017

December 30, 2017

January 6, 2018

Week ending
January 13, 2018

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

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

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

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

22,645 1,410
27,834 4,641

22,449 1,530
27,232 5,109

January 20, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,897 1,310
26,941 4,702

January 27, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,915 1,199
28,093 4,822

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 89 105 91

19 State total 1 ....

178,410

171,159

United States ......

185,817

178,267

184,058

182,971

181,122

180,536

101

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

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 31, 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 23, December 30,

2017

2017

Week ending

January 6, 2018

January 13, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

30,406 24,034
4,915 1,221 35,373 7,812 3,621 7,689 17,844 7,932

30,139 23,565
4,916 1,188 35,395 7,609 3,637 7,593 18,331 7,900

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

22,341 7,656 5,529 5,674
16,275 6,635
12,324

22,046 7,604 5,450 5,791
15,086 6,617
12,104

22,248 7,673 5,361 5,757
15,792 6,639
12,125

22,061 7,547 5,591 5,690
16,088 6,646
11,849

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

218,318 104

215,486 102

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

9,183

9,293

9,174

8,999

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

227,501 104

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

224,779 102

225,616 103

224,744 103

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 5,573 5,685
16,070 6,433
11,926
9,032
223,770 102

January 27, 2018
(1,000 eggs) 29,976 23,960 5,331 1,221 35,149 7,871 3,591 7,899 18,225 8,033
21,789 7,540 5,420 5,651
16,183 6,328
11,961
9,220
225,348 102

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

State

December 23, December 30,

2017

2017

Week ending

January 6, 2018

January 13, 2018

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

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

21,559 21,380
6,293 1,392 29,067 6,192 3,253 6,063 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 1,410 27,834 5,789 3,132 5,237 15,562 5,911

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 22,154
5,153 1,310 26,941 5,391 3,118 6,062 15,470 5,960

January 27, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,915 21,616
4,273 1,199 28,093 5,261 3,101 6,229 14,733 6,479

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

17,985 5,402 4,106 4,939
13,589 5,501
10,419

16,737 4,369 4,166 4,845
12,617 4,809
10,008

18,511 2,792 4,191 4,641
13,411 5,191
10,873

17,587 4,257 4,127 5,109
13,173 5,970
10,802

17,278 3,762 4,141 4,702
12,218 6,141
11,110

17,836 3,750 4,110 4,822
12,720 6,070
11,276

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

178,410 103

171,159 99

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

7,407

7,108

7,071

7,013

7,314

7,053

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

185,817 104

178,267 99

184,058 103

182,971 103

181,122 101

180,536 101

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

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 31, 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