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 21, 2018 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 227 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 17, 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 180 million chicks for meat production, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... January 13, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,803 1,188 35,395 5,690 January 20, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 28,659 1,225 34,962 5,685 January 27, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 28,981 1,221 35,149 5,670 Week ending February 3, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,583 1,006 35,272 5,813 February 10, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,955 1,161 35,226 5,761 February 17, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,486 1,224 34,835 5,667 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 120 101 102 United States ...... 224,892 223,524 224,508 226,909 226,106 226,888 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 21, 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 Week ending State January 13, 2018 January 20, 2018 January 27, 2018 February 3, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,024 1,531 27,232 5,109 22,552 1,310 26,947 4,702 21,947 1,199 28,093 4,852 22,071 1,257 27,823 4,712 February 10, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 20,989 1,247 27,813 4,300 February 17, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 21,652 1,136 27,619 5,131 Percent of previous year (percent) 94 86 105 105 United States ...... 182,782 181,638 180,638 179,565 178,315 179,672 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 21, 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: 2018 State January 13, 2018 January 20, 2018 Week ending January 27, 2018 February 3, 2018 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 29,803 23,805 5,253 1,188 35,395 7,609 3,637 7,593 18,331 7,900 28,659 24,317 5,305 1,225 34,962 8,010 3,637 7,306 18,106 7,932 28,981 24,157 5,331 1,221 35,149 7,871 3,591 7,899 18,225 8,033 29,583 24,549 5,269 1,006 35,272 7,879 3,591 8,253 18,213 7,851 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 22,089 7,547 5,461 5,690 16,088 6,646 11,690 21,883 7,765 5,509 5,685 16,070 6,433 11,664 21,714 7,652 5,056 5,670 16,323 6,328 11,959 22,426 7,638 4,900 5,813 16,446 6,342 12,675 Other States ....................................... 9,167 9,056 9,348 9,203 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 224,892 103 223,524 102 224,508 102 226,909 103 February 10, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,955 24,054 5,303 1,161 35,226 7,645 3,591 7,763 18,518 8,025 21,282 7,873 5,368 5,761 16,553 6,546 12,430 9,052 226,106 102 February 17, 2018 (1,000 eggs) 29,486 24,243 5,253 1,224 34,835 7,939 3,606 8,223 18,250 7,930 22,708 7,849 5,284 5,667 16,020 6,629 12,339 9,403 226,888 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2018 State January 13, 2018 January 20, 2018 Week ending January 27, 2018 February 3, 2018 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,024 22,347 5,552 1,531 27,232 5,939 3,092 5,507 15,485 5,821 22,552 22,157 5,153 1,310 26,947 5,391 3,118 6,062 15,470 5,960 21,947 21,617 4,373 1,199 28,093 5,262 3,101 5,905 14,733 6,483 22,071 21,783 5,785 1,257 27,823 6,441 3,101 5,335 15,223 5,469 February 10, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 20,989 22,485 4,741 1,247 27,813 6,334 3,073 6,205 15,016 5,658 February 17, 2018 (1,000 chicks) 21,652 22,005 5,460 1,136 27,619 5,796 2,840 5,660 14,874 5,280 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 4,852 12,699 6,557 10,909 17,144 3,976 4,085 4,712 12,836 5,645 9,771 17,255 3,671 4,174 4,300 12,859 5,595 10,080 17,250 3,929 3,964 5,131 13,616 5,253 10,892 Other States ....................................... 7,103 7,485 7,170 7,108 6,820 7,315 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 182,782 103 181,638 101 180,638 101 179,565 101 178,315 100 179,672 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 21, 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