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 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