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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
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January 25, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 21, 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 180 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016 and 2017
State
December 17, 2016
December 24, 2016
December 31, 2016
Week ending
January 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
29,943 1,193
34,335 5,754
29,589 1,207
34,521 5,514
29,787 1,021
34,245 5,712
29,687 1,175
34,014 5,655
January 14, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,657 1,022
34,758 5,357
January 21, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,875 954
34,576 5,406
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 78
100 96
19 State total ......
211,797
210,564
211,668
211,092
209,072
210,191
101
United States ......
220,621
219,207
220,330
219,687
217,729
218,954
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 25, 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 17, 2016
December 24, 2016
December 31, 2016
Week ending
January 7, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,677 1,331
28,869 3,992
22,403 1,341
27,446 4,500
22,788 1,161
26,447 4,773
22,267 1,376
27,464 4,623
January 14, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,043 1,202
27,919 4,709
January 21, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,752 1,283
26,239 4,844
Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 117 104
85
19 State total ......
172,412
172,433
172,168
172,449
171,884
172,847
103
United States ......
179,432
179,331
179,359
179,504
178,271
179,539
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 25, 2017. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2016 and 2017
State
December 17, 2016
December 24, 2016
Week ending
December 31, 2016
January 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,943 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
29,787 22,734
5,003 1,021 34,245 7,167 3,788 8,195 17,788 7,960
29,687 22,413
5,089 1,175 34,014 7,245 3,348 8,193 17,495 8,101
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,772 7,619 4,704 5,754
15,944 6,498
12,055
20,849 7,435 4,741 5,514
15,806 6,505
11,971
21,327 7,831 4,688 5,712
15,799 6,487
12,136
21,488 7,737 4,539 5,655
16,025 6,513
12,375
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
211,797 101
210,564 102
211,668 103
211,092 102
Other States .......................................
8,824
8,643
8,662
8,595
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
220,621 102
219,207 102
220,330 104
219,687 102
January 14, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,657 20,821
4,893 1,022 34,758 7,390 3,439 8,190 17,390 8,105
21,626 7,637 4,492 5,357
16,042 6,512
11,741
209,072 100
8,657
217,729 101
January 21, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,875 21,940
4,859 954
34,576 7,582 3,349 8,185
16,987 7,916
21,347 7,763 4,644 5,406
15,798 6,503
12,507
210,191 101
8,763
218,954 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016 and 2017
State
December 17, 2016
December 24, 2016
Week ending
December 31, 2016
January 7, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
22,267 21,308
6,129 1,376 27,464 5,681 3,262 5,584 14,746 5,915
January 14, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,043 19,909
5,581 1,202 27,919 5,639 3,324 6,285 15,001 5,887
January 21, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,752 22,489
5,531 1,283 26,239 5,638 3,321 6,082 15,271 5,556
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,045 3,851 3,740 3,992
13,111 6,415
10,177
16,175 4,647 3,760 4,500
12,927 4,983
10,893
16,606 4,092 3,691 4,773
13,015 4,601
11,122
16,744 4,333 3,794 4,623
13,206 5,609
10,408
16,765 5,411 3,698 4,709
12,795 5,329
11,387
17,091 3,691 3,676 4,844
12,894 5,904
11,585
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,412 101
172,433 104
172,168 101
172,449 101
171,884 101
172,847 103
Other States .......................................
7,020
6,898
7,191
7,055
6,387
6,692
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
179,432 101
179,331 104
179,359 102
179,504 101
178,271 101
179,539 103
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