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
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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