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