Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 February 14

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

February 14, 2018

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 226 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 10, 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 81 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 178 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018

State

January 6, 2018

January 13, 2018

January 20, 2018

Week ending
January 27, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,437 1,221
35,373 5,757

29,803 1,188
35,395 5,690

28,659 1,225
34,962 5,685

29,976 1,221
35,149 5,666

February 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,583 1,006
35,272 5,824

February 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,955 1,161
35,226 5,808

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 112 101 109

United States ......

225,594

224,892

223,738

225,325

227,224

225,918

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 14, 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: 2018

State

January 6, 2018

January 13, 2018

January 20, 2018

Week ending
January 27, 2018

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

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

22,638 1,410
27,834 4,641

22,024 1,531
27,232 5,109

22,552 1,310
26,947 4,702

21,947 1,199
28,093 4,838

February 3, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,071 1,257
27,823 4,708

February 10, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
20,984 1,247
27,808 4,326

Percent of previous year
(percent)
95 105 104
71

United States ......

184,099

182,782

181,638

180,618

179,563

178,270

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 14, 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 Selected States and United States: 2018

State

January 6, 2018

January 13, 2018

Week ending

January 20, 2018

January 27, 2018

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

(1,000 eggs)
30,437 24,181
5,252 1,221 35,373 7,812 3,621 7,686 17,844 7,932

(1,000 eggs)
29,803 23,805
5,253 1,188 35,395 7,609 3,637 7,593 18,331 7,900

(1,000 eggs)
28,659 24,317
5,305 1,225 34,962 8,010 3,637 7,306 18,106 7,932

(1,000 eggs)
29,976 24,157
5,331 1,221 35,149 7,871 3,591 7,899 18,225 8,033

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

22,085 7,673 5,491 5,757
15,792 6,639
11,624

22,089 7,547 5,461 5,690
16,088 6,646
11,690

21,897 7,965 5,509 5,685
16,070 6,433
11,664

21,786 7,540 5,056 5,666
16,183 6,328
11,949

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

9,174

9,167

9,056

9,364

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

225,594 103

224,892 103

223,738 102

225,325 102

February 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,583 24,549
5,269 1,006 35,272 7,879 3,591 8,253 18,213 7,851
22,426 7,638 5,204 5,824
16,446 6,342
12,675
9,203
227,224 104

February 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,955 24,023
5,303 1,161 35,226 7,645 3,591 7,763 18,519 8,025
21,282 7,873 5,174 5,808
16,553 6,546
12,430
9,041
225,918 102

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

State

January 6, 2018

January 13, 2018

Week ending

January 20, 2018

January 27, 2018

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

(1,000 chicks)
22,638 23,371
6,486 1,410 27,834 5,789 3,132 5,237 15,562 5,911

(1,000 chicks)
22,024 22,347
5,552 1,531 27,232 5,939 3,092 5,507 15,485 5,821

(1,000 chicks)
22,552 22,157
5,153 1,310 26,947 5,391 3,118 6,062 15,470 5,960

(1,000 chicks)
21,947 21,617
4,273 1,199 28,093 5,262 3,101 6,329 14,733 6,483

February 3, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,071 21,783
5,604 1,257 27,823 6,441 3,101 5,591 15,223 5,469

February 10, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
20,984 22,477
5,129 1,247 27,808 6,334 3,073 5,791 14,982 5,654

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

18,511 2,792 4,191 4,641
13,413 5,191
10,888

17,598 4,258 4,180 5,109
13,175 5,926
10,903

17,333 3,761 4,133 4,702
12,220 6,183
11,701

17,831 3,749 4,158 4,838
12,699 6,227
10,909

17,144 3,976 4,124 4,708
12,836 5,482
9,813

17,260 3,672 4,177 4,326
12,868 5,595
10,077

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

7,102

7,103

7,485

7,170

7,117

6,816

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

184,099 103

182,782 103

181,638 101

180,618 101

179,563 101

178,270 100

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