- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Broiler hatchery news release / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Title:
- Broiler hatchery news release, 2018 May 2
- Creator:
- United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture
Florida. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Alabama. Department of Agriculture and Industries
South Carolina. Department of Agriculture - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : United States. Department of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Region
- Date of Original:
- 2018-05-02
- Subject:
- Chickens--Hatcheries--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Broilers (Chickens)--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Poultry industry--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals
Official reports
Tables (documents) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- serials (publications)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This news release contains Georgia agricultural statistics.
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 H2 2018/5-2
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2018-s5-h2-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2018-s5-h2-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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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
May 2, 2018
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 230 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 28, 2018. This is up 4 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 184 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 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)
29,939 1,225
35,443 5,613
Week ending
April 14, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
29,865 1,225
35,838 5,702
April 21, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,261 1,225
35,466 5,691
April 28, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,419 1,225
35,321 5,754
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 104 101
United States ......
226,919
227,995
228,907
229,277
229,957
230,150
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 2, 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 24, 2018
March 31, 2018
April 7, 2018
April 14, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,279 1,361
27,966 4,896
22,637 1,326
26,795 4,965
24,038 1,268
26,221 4,820
23,631 1,319
27,427 4,421
April 21, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,554 1,275
27,176 4,942
April 28, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,627 1,378
26,591 5,115
Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 97 98
108
United States ......
183,404
183,161
183,982
182,139
182,871
183,847
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 2, 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 24, 2018
March 31, 2018
Week ending
April 7, 2018
April 14, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
30,271 23,796
5,215 1,225 35,056 7,790 3,500 8,242 18,577 7,987
30,169 23,996
5,296 1,225 35,213 7,761 3,591 8,245 18,457 7,934
29,939 24,523
5,276 1,225 35,443 7,870 3,712 8,255 18,579 7,951
29,865 24,056
5,233 1,225 35,838 7,819 3,712 8,224 18,414 8,132
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
22,746 7,314 5,348 5,846
15,986 6,168
12,455
22,742 7,292 5,689 5,485
16,192 6,381
12,709
22,738 7,450 6,113 5,613
16,115 6,242
12,311
22,898 7,518 5,822 5,702
16,111 6,323
12,895
Other States .......................................
9,397
9,618
9,552
9,490
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
226,919 103
227,995 102
228,907 103
229,277 103
April 21, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,261 24,668
5,278 1,225 35,466 7,791 3,591 8,251 18,579 8,038
22,859 7,756 5,727 5,691
16,148 6,191
12,718
9,719
229,957 103
April 28, 2018
(1,000 eggs)
30,419 24,467
5,260 1,225 35,321 7,929 3,500 8,167 18,546 8,327
22,565 7,786 5,690 5,754
16,226 6,224
13,130
9,614
230,150 104
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2018
State
March 24, 2018
March 31, 2018
Week ending
April 7, 2018
April 14, 2018
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,279 20,627
5,488 1,361 27,966 5,700 2,970 5,826 15,248 6,440
22,637 22,788
4,577 1,326 26,795 5,577 2,943 6,670 15,230 5,567
24,038 22,794
5,680 1,268 26,221 5,988 2,958 5,204 14,939 6,162
23,631 22,277
4,719 1,319 27,427 6,407 2,813 6,104 15,202 5,508
April 21, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,554 21,991
5,531 1,275 27,176 5,959 2,647 5,848 15,194 5,597
April 28, 2018
(1,000 chicks)
22,627 24,093
5,493 1,378 26,591 5,973 2,995 6,223 15,206 5,328
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
18,258 4,987 3,855 4,896
13,110 5,687
11,396
18,182 3,781 3,934 4,965
13,129 5,935
11,703
18,605 2,837 4,192 4,820
13,396 6,135
11,287
18,441 3,256 3,999 4,421
13,332 5,759
10,672
17,994 3,946 4,014 4,942
13,576 5,480
11,472
18,767 2,303 4,285 5,115
13,383 5,314
11,226
Other States .......................................
7,310
7,422
7,458
6,852
7,675
7,547
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
183,404 101
183,161 101
183,982 101
182,139 101
182,871 101
183,847 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 2, 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