United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery

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April 4, 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 31, 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 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

March 10, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,359 1,222
35,062 5,662

Week ending
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

March 31, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,671 1,225
35,213 5,485

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 104 102
98

United States ......

227,616

227,913

227,569

227,479

226,714

227,147

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 4, 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 24, 2018

March 3, 2018

March 10, 2018

March 17, 2018

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

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

21,700 1,171
26,926 4,651

21,964 1,268
27,712 4,458

22,678 1,474
26,626 5,572

22,440 1,295
27,774 4,750

March 24, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,003 1,360
27,966 4,896

March 31, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,991 1,327
27,097 4,964

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 115
98 108

United States ......

180,964

180,974

182,987

182,336

183,025

182,846

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 4, 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 24, 2018

March 3, 2018

Week ending

March 10, 2018

March 17, 2018

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

29,381 24,375
5,310 1,225 35,035 7,593 3,651 8,235 18,101 8,138

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

22,854 7,885 5,659 5,729
16,091 6,664
12,191

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 7,498 5,487 5,597
16,304 6,620
12,770

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

9,038

9,282

9,690

9,586

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

227,616 102

227,913 102

227,569 102

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
22,746 7,314 5,519 5,846
15,986 6,168
12,455
9,397
226,714 102

March 31, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,671 24,054
5,190 1,225 35,213 7,834 3,591 8,245 18,457 7,934
22,648 7,292 5,494 5,485
16,239 6,381
12,742
9,452
227,147 102

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

State

February 24, 2018

March 3, 2018

Week ending

March 10, 2018

March 17, 2018

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

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

21,700 21,640
5,226 1,171 26,926 6,385 3,103 6,003 15,252 6,077

21,964 22,550
6,279 1,268 27,712 6,327 2,999 5,599 15,520 5,707

22,678 21,872
5,829 1,474 26,626 6,409 3,003 6,262 15,277 5,791

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 20,627
5,207 1,360 27,966 5,700 2,970 6,103 15,248 6,440

March 31, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
21,991 22,781
5,004 1,327 27,097 5,577 2,942 6,271 15,270 5,569

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

17,933 3,943 3,706 4,651
13,329 5,935
10,683

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

16,888 3,871 4,098 5,572
13,112 5,783
11,164

17,756 3,987 3,951 4,750
13,112 5,008
10,943

18,261 4,987 3,844 4,896
13,110 5,671
11,360

18,152 3,780 3,879 4,964
13,136 5,915
11,695

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

7,301

6,908

7,278

7,342

7,272

7,496

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

180,964 101

180,974 101

182,987 101

182,336 101

183,025 101

182,846 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 4, 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