- 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 21
- 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:
- 2018-03-21
- 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 2018/3-21
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2018-s3-h21-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2018-s3-h21-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 21, 2018
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 228 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 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 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 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
February 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,839 1,173
35,338 5,729
Week ending
March 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,885 1,219
35,165 5,681
March 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,359 1,222
35,062 5,662
March 17, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,410 1,225
35,113 5,597
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 103
99 102
United States ......
225,881
227,503
227,616
227,500
227,466
227,546
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 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
February 10, 2018
February 17, 2018
February 24, 2018
March 3, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
20,989 1,248
27,813 4,300
21,344 1,135
27,624 5,123
21,700 1,171
26,926 4,651
21,964 1,266
27,707 4,458
March 10, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,678 1,474
26,629 5,571
March 17, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,429 1,295
27,856 4,750
Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 117 100 101
United States ......
178,316
179,610
180,964
180,950
183,063
182,516
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 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 Selected States and United States: 2018
State
February 10, 2018
February 17, 2018
Week ending
February 24, 2018
March 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,955 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
29,885 24,513
5,083 1,219 35,165 7,602 3,621 8,226 18,559 8,027
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 5,659 5,729
16,091 6,664
12,191
22,864 7,480 5,282 5,681
15,769 6,537
12,670
Other States .......................................
9,074
9,480
9,038
9,317
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
225,881 102
227,503 102
227,616 102
227,500 102
March 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,359 24,468
5,033 1,222 35,062 7,714 3,621 8,226 18,470 8,071
22,687 7,561 5,229 5,662
16,206 6,668
12,517
9,690
227,466 102
March 17, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,410 24,375
5,310 1,225 35,113 7,593 3,651 8,235 18,101 8,138
22,572 7,498 5,448 5,597
16,304 6,620
12,770
9,586
227,546 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018
State
February 10, 2018
February 17, 2018
Week ending
February 24, 2018
March 3, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 1,171 26,926 6,385 3,103 6,003 15,252 6,077
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 21,872
5,829 1,474 26,629 6,409 3,003 6,261 15,277 5,791
March 17, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,429 21,847
6,185 1,295 27,856 5,853 2,764 6,222 15,487 5,917
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 3,706 4,651
13,329 5,935
10,683
16,700 3,304 3,896 4,458
13,457 5,085
11,223
16,889 3,871 4,152 5,571
13,112 5,833
11,177
17,776 3,987 4,022 4,750
13,086 5,016
10,692
Other States .......................................
6,857
7,329
7,301
6,909
7,235
7,332
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
178,316 100
179,610 100
180,964 101
180,950 101
183,063 101
182,516 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 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