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