Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 April 11

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

April 11, 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 April 7, 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....

March 3, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,320 1,219
35,165 5,681

March 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,857 1,222
35,062 5,662

March 17, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,355 1,225
35,035 5,597

Week ending
March 24, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,271 1,225
35,056 5,846

March 31, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,169 1,225
35,213 5,485

April 7, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,030 1,225
35,428 5,613

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 101 104 100

United States ......

228,290

228,067

228,129

227,090

227,961

228,145

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 11, 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

March 3, 2018

March 10, 2018

March 17, 2018

March 24, 2018

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

22,135 1,268
27,712 4,458

22,904 1,474
26,626 5,572

22,943 1,295
27,774 4,750

22,279 1,360
27,966 4,896

March 31, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,316 1,327
27,091 4,964

April 7, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,780 1,269
26,486 4,820

Percent of previous year
(percent)
109 114
96 79

United States ......

181,145

183,214

182,836

183,322

183,063

183,311

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 11, 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

March 3, 2018

March 10, 2018

Week ending

March 17, 2018

March 24, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

30,320 24,513
5,083 1,219 35,165 7,602 3,621 8,226 18,559 8,027

29,857 24,468
5,033 1,222 35,062 7,714 3,621 8,226 18,470 8,071

30,355 24,375
5,310 1,225 35,035 7,593 3,651 8,235 18,098 8,138

30,271 23,796
5,215 1,225 35,056 7,790 3,500 8,242 18,577 7,987

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

22,864 7,480 5,249 5,681
16,192 6,537
12,670

22,687 7,561 5,332 5,662
16,206 6,668
12,517

22,573 7,177 5,487 5,597
16,304 6,620
12,770

22,746 7,314 5,519 5,846
15,986 6,168
12,455

Other States .......................................

9,282

9,690

9,586

9,397

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

228,290 102

228,067 102

228,129 102

227,090 103

March 31, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,169 23,996
5,296 1,225 35,213 7,761 3,591 8,245 18,457 7,934
22,742 7,292 5,655 5,485
16,192 6,381
12,709
9,618
227,961 102

April 7, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,030 24,435
5,276 1,225 35,428 7,870 3,712 8,255 18,489 7,951
22,490 7,450 5,635 5,613
16,115 6,271
12,311
9,589
228,145 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018

State

March 3, 2018

March 10, 2018

Week ending

March 17, 2018

March 24, 2018

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

22,135 22,550
6,279 1,268 27,712 6,327 2,999 5,599 15,520 5,707

22,904 21,872
5,864 1,474 26,626 6,409 3,003 6,249 15,277 5,791

22,943 21,850
6,139 1,295 27,774 5,853 2,764 6,173 15,187 5,917

22,279 20,627
5,488 1,360 27,966 5,700 2,970 5,824 15,248 6,440

March 31, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,316 22,788
4,577 1,327 27,091 5,577 2,943 6,670 15,230 5,567

April 7, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
23,780 22,783
5,548 1,269 26,486 5,988 2,958 5,317 14,922 6,217

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,700 3,304 3,934 4,458
13,457 5,074
11,214

16,888 3,871 4,098 5,572
13,112 5,762
11,164

17,756 3,987 3,951 4,750
13,112 5,100
10,943

18,261 4,987 3,844 4,896
13,110 5,690
11,360

18,166 3,781 3,932 4,964
13,129 5,927
11,687

18,657 2,759 3,954 4,820
13,347 6,024
11,185

Other States .......................................

6,908

7,278

7,342

7,272

7,391

7,297

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

181,145 101

183,214 101

182,836 101

183,322 100

183,063 101

183,311 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 11, 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