Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Jan. 18, 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 18, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 14, 2017. This is up 1 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 179 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 10, 2016

December 17, 2016

December 24, 2016

Week ending
December 31, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

29,589 1,207
34,521 5,514

30,274 1,021
34,245 5,712

January 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,614 1,175
34,014 5,655

January 14, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,540 1,022
34,686 5,361

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 83 104 93

19 State total ......

210,837

211,709

210,664

212,136

211,165

208,689

100

United States ......

219,622

220,533

219,327

220,788

219,760

217,335

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 18, 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 10, 2016

December 17, 2016

December 24, 2016

Week ending
December 31, 2016

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

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

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

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

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

22,788 1,161
26,447 4,773

January 7, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,185 1,376
27,464 4,623

January 14, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,025 1,201
27,947 4,793

Percent of previous year
(percent)
92 112 103
99

19 State total ......

172,402

172,412

172,457

172,129

172,333

172,103

101

United States ......

179,338

179,432

179,377

179,324

179,396

178,548

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 18, 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 10, 2016

December 17, 2016

Week ending

December 24, December 31,

2016

2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

29,855 22,760
5,054 1,193 34,335 7,396 3,833 8,194 17,586 8,157

29,589 22,314
4,926 1,207 34,521 7,448 3,848 8,196 17,525 8,169

30,274 22,734
5,003 1,021 34,245 7,167 3,788 8,195 17,788 7,960

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

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 4,749 5,712
15,799 6,387
12,156

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

210,837 102

211,709 101

210,664 102

212,136 103

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

8,785

8,824

8,663

8,652

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

219,622 102

220,533 102

219,327 102

220,788 104

January 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,614 22,413
5,089 1,175 34,014 7,245 3,348 8,193 17,495 8,101
21,462 7,737 4,711 5,655
16,025 6,513
12,375
211,165 102
8,595
219,760 102

January 14, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,540 20,796
4,893 1,022 34,686 7,301 3,439 8,193 17,375 8,105
21,461 7,637 4,625 5,361
16,105 6,512
11,638
208,689 100
8,646
217,335 101

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

State

December 10, 2016

December 17, 2016

Week ending

December 24, December 31,

2016

2016

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

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

21,840 20,824
5,356 1,278 27,317 6,211 3,041 6,313 14,778 6,600

21,677 21,875
5,163 1,331 28,869 6,288 3,191 6,066 14,582 6,039

22,403 20,939
4,389 1,341 27,446 6,347 3,262 7,914 14,565 5,942

22,788 21,701
4,704 1,161 26,447 5,955 3,290 7,773 14,668 5,781

January 7, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,185 21,308
6,129 1,376 27,464 5,681 3,262 5,582 14,746 5,915

January 14, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,025 19,889
5,532 1,201 27,947 5,656 3,324 6,335 15,011 5,887

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

16,348 3,963 3,509 5,421
13,053 5,808
10,742

16,045 3,851 3,740 3,992
13,111 6,415
10,177

16,175 4,647 3,783 4,500
12,927 4,984
10,893

16,606 4,092 3,651 4,773
13,015 4,602
11,122

16,752 4,333 3,744 4,623
13,206 5,614
10,413

16,776 5,411 3,720 4,793
12,840 5,320
11,436

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

172,402 101

172,412 101

172,457 104

172,129 101

172,333 101

172,103 101

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

6,936

7,020

6,920

7,195

7,063

6,445

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

179,338 101

179,432 101

179,377 104

179,324 102

179,396 101

178,548 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 18, 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