Georgia weekly hatchery, 2018 January 4

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 4, 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 December 30, 2017. 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 178 million chicks for meat production, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017

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

November 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,909 1,224
35,099 5,617

December 2, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,763 1,225
35,616 5,865

December 9, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,850 1,225
34,411 5,494

Week ending
December 16, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,651 1,225
35,369 5,544

December 23, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,407 1,223
34,709 5,757

December 30, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,186 1,225
34,467 5,631

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 120 101
99

19 State total ......

216,083

221,880

211,859

219,324

218,654

215,335

102

United States ......

225,350

231,394

220,726

228,614

227,814

227,657

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 4, 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

Week ending

State

November 25, 2017

December 2, 2017

December 9, 2017

December 16, 2017

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

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

20,259 1,461
25,822 4,898

21,280 1,430
27,014 4,441

22,941 1,532
27,004 5,263

22,038 1,254
27,468 4,149

December 23, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,559 1,392
29,067 4,943

December 30, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,863 1,398
29,861 4,837

Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 120 113 101

19 State total ......

167,742

170,703

176,404

175,101

178,389

171,175

99

United States ......

174,844

178,027

183,646

181,789

185,734

178,296

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 4, 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

State

November 25, 2017

December 2, 2017

Week ending

December 9, 2017

December 16, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,909 23,859
4,916 1,224 35,099 7,080 3,591 8,253 18,405 8,319

30,763 23,860
4,913 1,225 35,616 7,977 4,029 8,256 18,451 8,317

29,850 23,718
4,916 1,225 34,411 7,709 2,926 8,249 18,663 8,316

30,651 24,149
4,916 1,225 35,369 7,993 3,591 8,253 18,544 8,201

December 23, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,407 23,994
4,916 1,223 34,709 8,017 3,591 8,240 18,499 8,193

December 30, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,186 24,096
4,916 1,225 34,467 7,350 3,621 8,232 18,512 7,772

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

21,906 7,718 5,584 5,617
16,085 6,452
12,066

23,120 7,611 5,894 5,865
16,613 6,785
12,585

20,883 7,288 5,362 5,494
15,534 6,289
11,026

22,871 7,616 5,553 5,544
16,071 6,602
12,175

22,661 7,656 5,552 5,757
16,275 6,630
12,334

22,376 7,604 5,524 5,631
15,086 6,618
12,119

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

216,083 102

221,880 105

211,859 100

219,324 104

218,654 104

215,335 102

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

9,267

9,514

8,867

9,290

9,160

9,322

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

225,350 102

231,394 105

220,726 101

228,614 104

227,814 104

224,657 102

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

State

November 25, 2017

December 2, 2017

Week ending

December 9, 2017

December 16, 2017

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

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

20,259 22,396
4,340 1,461 25,822 5,959 2,747 7,549 14,387 5,397

21,280 21,916
5,667 1,430 27,014 6,411 2,689 5,086 14,881 5,889

22,941 22,270
5,108 1,532 27,004 6,447 3,291 6,533 15,709 6,758

22,038 22,621
5,204 1,254 27,468 5,938 3,127 6,391 15,616 5,654

December 23, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,559 21,380
6,293 1,392 29,067 6,192 3,253 6,063 15,596 5,683

December 30, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,863 21,427
5,758 1,398 26,861 5,937 2,602 5,783 15,793 6,242

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

17,643 3,095 3,931 4,898
12,157 5,483
10,218

17,566 4,378 4,049 4,441
13,047 5,262
9,697

17,549 3,207 3,895 5,263
13,322 5,404
10,171

18,236 4,133 4,073 4,149
13,316 5,600
10,283

17,990 5,403 4,065 4,943
13,589 5,528
10,393

16,794 4,369 3,916 4,837
12,624 4,951
10,020

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

167,742 100

170,703 100

176,404 102

175,101 102

178,389 103

171,175 99

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

7,102

7,324

7,242

6,688

7,345

7,121

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

174,844 100

178,027 100

183,646 102

181,789 101

185,734 104

178,296 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 4, 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