Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Jan. 11, 2017]

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

January 11, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 220 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 7, 2017. 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 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 180 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016 and 2017

State

December 3, 2016

December 10, 2016

December 17, 2016

Week ending
December 24, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,741 1,220
34,467 5,540

30,008 1,224
34,015 5,455

29,855 1,193
34,335 5,754

29,772 1,207
34,521 5,514

December 31, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
30,274 1,021
34,245 5,712

January 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,790 1,175
34,007 5,681

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 96
100 99

19 State total ......

211,087

210,756

211,655

210,789

212,137

211,350

102

United States ......

219,852

219,541

220,479

219,452

220,789

219,876

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 11, 2017. 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: 2016 and 2017

State

December 3, 2016

December 10, 2016

December 17, 2016

Week ending
December 24, 2016

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

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

22,408 1,307
27,223 5,562

21,840 1,278
27,317 5,421

21,677 1,331
28,869 3,992

22,403 1,341
27,446 4,500

December 31, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,804 1,161
26,447 4,773

January 7, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,331 1,376
27,627 4,613

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 104 105
80

19 State total ......

170,588

172,410

172,372

172,386

172,095

172,521

101

United States ......

177,530

179,346

179,392

179,306

179,290

179,648

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 11, 2017. 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 19 Selected States and United States: 2016 and 2017

State

December 3, 2016

December 10, 2016

Week ending

December 17, December 24,

2016

2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,741 22,611
5,052 1,220 34,467 7,689 3,833 8,065 17,373 8,171

30,008 22,637
5,101 1,224 34,015 7,671 3,833 8,086 17,571 8,167

29,855 22,760
5,054 1,193 34,335 7,396 3,833 8,140 17,586 8,157

29,772 22,314
4,926 1,207 34,521 7,448 3,848 8,138 17,525 8,169

December 31, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
30,274 22,734
5,003 1,021 34,245 7,167 3,788 8,126 17,788 7,960

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

20,727 7,404 4,933 5,540
15,803 6,474
11,984

20,782 7,482 4,571 5,455
15,946 6,504
11,703

20,772 7,619 4,704 5,754
15,944 6,498
12,055

20,849 7,435 4,791 5,514
15,806 6,505
12,021

21,327 7,831 4,819 5,712
15,799 6,387
12,156

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

211,087 104

210,756 102

211,655 101

210,789 102

212,137 103

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

8,765

8,785

8,824

8,663

8,652

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

219,852 105

219,541 102

220,479 102

219,452 102

220,789 104

January 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,790 22,413
5,090 1,175 34,007 7,245 3,348 8,125 17,495 8,101
21,462 7,815 4,704 5,681
16,030 6,513
12,356
211,350 102
8,526
219,876 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016 and 2017

State

December 3, 2016

December 10, 2016

Week ending

December 17, December 24,

2016

2016

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

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

22,408 20,240
5,278 1,307 27,223 5,654 2,994 6,324 14,079 5,904

21,840 20,824
5,345 1,278 27,317 6,211 3,041 6,285 14,778 6,600

21,677 21,875
5,488 1,331 28,869 6,288 3,191 5,794 14,582 6,039

22,403 20,939
4,709 1,341 27,446 6,347 3,262 7,494 14,565 5,942

December 31, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,804 21,701
4,989 1,161 26,447 5,955 3,290 7,425 14,668 5,793

January 7, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,331 20,999
5,859 1,376 27,627 5,688 3,262 5,839 14,756 5,915

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

16,232 4,906 3,813 5,562
12,976 5,301
10,387

16,348 3,963 3,509 5,421
13,053 5,855
10,742

16,045 3,851 3,740 3,992
13,111 6,322
10,177

16,175 4,647 3,783 4,500
12,927 5,013
10,893

16,602 4,092 3,641 4,773
13,015 4,608
11,131

16,701 4,618 3,669 4,613
13,206 5,649
10,413

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

170,588 100

172,410 101

172,372 101

172,386 104

172,095 101

172,521 101

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

6,942

6,936

7,020

6,920

7,195

7,127

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

177,530 101

179,346 101

179,392 101

179,306 104

179,290 102

179,648 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 11, 2017. 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