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