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