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