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