- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Broiler hatchery news release / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Title:
- Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 March 14
- Creator:
- United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
Florida. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Alabama. Department of Agriculture and Industries
South Carolina. Department of Agriculture - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : United States. Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Region
- Date of Original:
- 2018-03-14
- Subject:
- Chickens--Hatcheries--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Broilers (Chickens)--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Poultry industry--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Official reports
Tables (documents) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- serials (publications)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This news release contains Georgia agricultural statistics.
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 H2 2018/3-14
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2018-s3-h14-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2018-s3-h14-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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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
March 14, 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 March 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 82 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 183 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2018
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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)
29,668 1,224
34,836 5,652
Week ending
February 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,839 1,173
35,338 5,729
March 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,885 1,219
35,165 5,665
March 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,359 1,222
35,062 5,651
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 107 101 101
United States ......
226,903
225,881
227,503
227,626
227,484
227,231
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 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
Week ending
State
February 3, 2018
February 10, 2018
February 17, 2018
February 24, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,071 1,258
27,828 4,713
20,989 1,248
27,813 4,300
21,344 1,135
27,624 5,123
21,700 1,170
26,926 4,651
March 3, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,964 1,266
27,707 4,429
March 10, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,678 1,473
26,633 5,549
Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 100
97 114
United States ......
179,643
178,316
179,610
180,989
180,921
182,922
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 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
February 3, 2018
February 10, 2018
Week ending
February 17, 2018
February 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,583 24,549
5,269 1,006 35,272 7,879 3,591 8,253 18,213 7,851
29,955 24,054
5,303 1,161 35,226 7,645 3,591 7,763 18,518 8,025
29,668 24,243
5,258 1,224 34,836 7,939 3,667 8,223 18,130 7,930
29,839 24,172
5,160 1,173 35,338 7,797 3,364 8,115 18,487 8,060
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
22,407 7,638 4,913 5,813
16,446 6,342
12,675
21,223 7,873 5,180 5,761
16,553 6,546
12,430
22,636 7,849 5,509 5,652
16,020 6,629
12,610
22,854 7,885 5,594 5,729
16,091 6,664
12,191
Other States .......................................
9,203
9,074
9,480
9,113
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
226,903 103
225,881 102
227,503 102
227,626 102
March 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,885 24,513
5,083 1,219 35,165 7,602 3,621 8,226 18,559 8,027
22,864 7,480 5,282 5,665
15,769 6,537
12,670
9,317
227,484 102
March 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,359 24,468
5,004 1,222 35,062 7,714 3,621 8,226 18,470 8,071
22,781 7,561 5,146 5,651
16,190 6,668
12,517
9,500
227,231 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018
State
February 3, 2018
February 10, 2018
Week ending
February 17, 2018
February 24, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,071 21,783
5,785 1,258 27,828 6,441 3,101 5,335 15,223 5,469
20,989 22,485
4,741 1,248 27,813 6,334 3,073 6,204 15,016 5,658
21,344 22,005
5,305 1,135 27,624 5,796 2,845 5,815 15,175 5,278
21,700 21,640
5,226 1,170 26,926 6,385 3,103 6,002 15,252 6,077
March 3, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,964 22,550
6,279 1,266 27,707 6,327 2,999 5,599 15,520 5,707
March 10, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,678 21,863
5,614 1,473 26,633 6,408 3,002 6,376 15,277 5,788
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,144 3,976 4,132 4,713
12,836 5,646
9,771
17,248 3,671 4,163 4,300
12,860 5,625
10,031
17,167 3,930 4,042 5,123
13,590 5,161
10,946
17,933 3,943 3,788 4,651
13,329 5,849
10,708
16,700 3,304 3,896 4,429
13,457 5,085
11,223
16,940 3,869 4,132 5,549
13,108 5,785
11,176
Other States .......................................
7,131
6,857
7,329
7,307
6,909
7,251
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
179,643 101
178,316 100
179,610 100
180,989 101
180,921 101
182,922 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 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