- 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 28
- 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:
- 2018-03-28
- 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 2018/3-28
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2018-s3-h28-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2018-s3-h28-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 28, 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 24, 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 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
March 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,943 1,219
35,165 5,681
Week ending
March 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,359 1,222
35,062 5,662
March 17, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,381 1,225
35,035 5,597
March 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,895 1,225
35,056 5,846
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 105 100 112
United States ......
227,503
227,616
227,927
227,629
227,479
226,621
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 28, 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 17, 2018
February 24, 2018
March 3, 2018
March 10, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,344 1,135
27,624 5,123
21,700 1,171
26,926 4,651
21,964 1,266
27,707 4,458
22,678 1,474
26,626 5,571
March 17, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,440 1,295
27,774 4,750
March 24, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,003 1,360
27,983 4,896
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 100 104
98
United States ......
179,610
180,964
180,912
182,940
182,336
183,035
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 28, 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 17, 2018
February 24, 2018
Week ending
March 3, 2018
March 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
29,943 24,513
5,083 1,219 35,165 7,602 3,621 8,226 18,559 8,027
29,359 24,468
5,033 1,222 35,062 7,714 3,621 8,226 18,470 8,071
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 5,263 5,681
16,192 6,537
12,670
22,687 7,561 5,392 5,662
16,206 6,668
12,517
Other States .......................................
9,480
9,038
9,282
9,690
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
227,503 102
227,616 102
227,927 102
227,629 102
March 17, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,381 24,375
5,310 1,225 35,035 7,593 3,651 8,235 18,101 8,138
22,573 7,498 5,487 5,597
16,304 6,620
12,770
9,586
227,479 102
March 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,895 23,796
5,215 1,225 35,056 7,790 3,500 8,242 18,577 7,987
22,761 7,314 5,411 5,846
15,986 6,168
12,455
9,397
226,621 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018
State
February 17, 2018
February 24, 2018
Week ending
March 3, 2018
March 10, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
22,678 21,872
5,829 1,474 26,626 6,409 3,003 6,261 15,277 5,791
March 17, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,440 21,850
6,185 1,295 27,774 5,853 2,764 6,222 15,187 5,917
March 24, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,003 20,618
5,207 1,360 27,983 5,700 2,970 6,103 15,220 6,440
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 3,909 4,458
13,457 5,074
11,209
16,889 3,871 4,081 5,571
13,112 5,783
11,157
17,756 3,987 3,951 4,750
13,112 5,008
10,943
18,235 4,987 3,943 4,896
13,056 5,679
11,361
Other States .......................................
7,329
7,301
6,883
7,256
7,342
7,274
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
179,610 100
180,964 101
180,912 101
182,940 101
182,336 101
183,035 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 28, 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