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 4, 2017 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 221 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 31, 2016. 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 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 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... November 26, 2016 (1,000 eggs) 29,835 1,205 34,749 5,521 December 3, 2016 (1,000 eggs) 29,741 1,220 34,467 5,540 December 10, 2016 (1,000 eggs) 30,008 1,224 34,015 5,455 Week ending December 17, 2016 (1,000 eggs) 29,998 1,193 34,335 5,754 December 24, 2016 (1,000 eggs) 29,772 1,207 34,521 5,514 December 31, 2016 (1,000 eggs) 30,274 1,021 34,255 5,619 Percent of previous year (percent) 104 83 102 99 19 State total ...... 211,032 211,087 210,756 211,828 210,679 212,101 103 United States ...... 219,957 219,852 219,541 220,632 219,342 220,796 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 4, 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 State November 26, 2016 December 3, 2016 December 10, 2016 Week ending December 17, 2016 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,848 1,218 26,230 4,964 22,408 1,307 27,223 5,562 21,840 1,278 27,317 5,421 21,677 1,331 28,869 3,992 December 24, 2016 (1,000 chicks) 22,403 1,341 27,446 4,500 December 31, 2016 (1,000 chicks) 22,697 1,161 26,371 4,772 Percent of previous year (percent) 105 89 96 104 19 State total ...... 168,177 170,588 172,410 172,372 172,432 171,979 101 United States ...... 174,842 177,530 179,346 179,392 179,351 179,166 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 4, 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 State November 26, 2016 December 3, 2016 Week ending December 10, December 17, 2016 2016 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 29,835 22,973 5,035 1,205 34,749 7,613 3,667 7,930 17,339 8,186 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 29,998 22,760 5,054 1,193 34,335 7,396 3,833 8,140 17,586 8,157 December 24, 2016 (1,000 eggs) 29,772 22,314 4,926 1,207 34,521 7,448 3,848 8,138 17,525 8,170 December 31, 2016 (1,000 eggs) 30,274 22,947 5,003 1,021 34,255 7,212 3,788 8,126 17,758 7,960 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,666 7,389 4,788 5,521 15,763 6,435 11,938 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 12,085 20,849 7,435 4,680 5,514 15,806 6,505 12,021 21,626 7,620 4,797 5,619 15,511 6,387 12,197 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 211,032 101 211,087 104 210,756 102 211,828 101 210,679 102 212,101 103 Other States ....................................... 8,925 8,765 8,785 8,804 8,663 8,695 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 219,957 102 219,852 105 219,541 102 220,632 102 219,342 102 220,796 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016 State November 26, 2016 December 3, 2016 Week ending December 10, December 17, 2016 2016 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,848 20,185 5,452 1,218 26,230 6,041 2,865 6,606 13,863 5,442 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 December 24, 2016 (1,000 chicks) 22,403 20,939 4,709 1,341 27,446 6,347 3,262 7,495 14,565 5,956 December 31, 2016 (1,000 chicks) 22,697 21,805 4,955 1,161 26,371 5,955 3,290 7,428 14,812 5,445 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,212 4,275 4,003 4,964 12,478 5,487 11,008 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 3,781 4,500 12,927 5,036 10,903 16,752 4,092 3,545 4,772 13,052 4,713 11,134 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 168,177 103 170,588 100 172,410 101 172,372 101 172,432 104 171,979 101 Other States ....................................... 6,665 6,942 6,936 7,020 6,919 7,187 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 174,842 104 177,530 101 179,346 101 179,392 101 179,351 104 179,166 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 4, 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