- 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 7
- 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:
- 2018-03-07
- 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 2018/3-7
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2018-s3-h7-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2018-s3-h7-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 7, 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 3, 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 181 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....
January 27, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
28,981 1,221
35,149 5,670
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
Week ending
February 17, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,486 1,224
34,836 5,652
February 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,723 1,173
35,338 5,729
March 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,706 1,219
35,165 5,668
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 112 101 103
United States ......
224,639
226,890
225,953
227,353
227,305
227,427
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 7, 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
January 27, 2018
February 3, 2018
February 10, 2018
February 17, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,947 1,199
28,093 4,852
22,071 1,257
27,823 4,712
20,989 1,248
27,813 4,300
21,344 1,135
27,624 5,123
February 24, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,736 1,170
26,926 4,651
March 3, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,998 1,266
27,713 4,394
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 117
97 108
United States ......
180,638
179,565
178,323
179,723
181,108
181,141
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 7, 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
January 27, 2018
February 3, 2018
Week ending
February 10, 2018
February 17, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,981 24,157
5,331 1,221 35,149 7,871 3,591 7,899 18,225 8,033
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
29,486 24,243
5,258 1,224 34,836 7,939 3,667 8,223 18,130 7,930
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,714 7,652 5,187 5,670
16,323 6,328
11,959
22,407 7,638 4,900 5,813
16,446 6,342
12,675
21,295 7,873 5,180 5,761
16,553 6,546
12,430
22,708 7,849 5,464 5,652
16,020 6,629
12,610
Other States .......................................
9,348
9,203
9,074
9,485
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
224,639 102
226,890 103
225,953 102
227,353 102
February 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,723 24,172
5,160 1,173 35,338 7,797 3,364 8,115 18,487 8,060
22,926 7,885 5,317 5,729
16,091 6,664
12,191
9,113
227,305 102
March 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,706 24,513
5,249 1,219 35,165 7,602 3,621 8,226 18,608 8,027
22,936 7,480 5,130 5,668
15,769 6,537
12,670
9,301
227,427 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018
State
January 27, 2018
February 3, 2018
Week ending
February 10, 2018
February 17, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,947 21,617
4,373 1,199 28,093 5,262 3,101 5,905 14,733 6,483
22,071 21,783
5,785 1,257 27,823 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 5,814 15,171 5,278
February 24, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,736 21,640
5,226 1,170 26,926 6,385 3,103 6,002 15,227 6,077
March 3, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,998 22,543
6,395 1,266 27,713 6,327 2,999 5,484 15,543 5,707
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,831 3,749 4,158 4,852
12,699 6,557
10,909
17,144 3,976 4,085 4,712
12,836 5,645
9,771
17,255 3,671 4,163 4,300
12,860 5,625
10,031
17,240 3,930 4,085 5,123
13,590 5,253
10,879
17,967 3,943 3,862 4,651
13,329 5,849
10,708
16,788 3,304 3,927 4,394
13,465 5,155
11,220
Other States .......................................
7,170
7,108
6,857
7,306
7,307
6,913
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
180,638 101
179,565 101
178,323 100
179,723 100
181,108 101
181,141 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 7, 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