Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Jan. 25, 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 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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