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