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