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