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
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February 1, 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 28, 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 24, 2016
December 31, 2016
January 7, 2017
Week ending
January 14, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
29,589 1,207
34,521 5,514
29,787 1,021
34,245 5,712
29,775 1,175
34,086 5,655
29,657 1,022
34,758 5,357
January 21, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,860 954
34,576 5,406
January 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,901 1,034
34,344 5,332
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 88
100 96
19 State total ......
210,564
211,668
211,212
209,072
210,618
210,603
101
United States ......
219,207
220,330
219,827
217,729
219,426
219,591
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 1, 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 24, 2016
December 31, 2016
January 7, 2017
Week ending
January 14, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,403 1,341
27,446 4,500
22,788 1,161
26,447 4,773
22,267 1,376
27,464 4,623
21,043 1,202
27,919 4,709
January 21, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,762 1,283
26,237 4,844
January 28, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,130 1,352
26,715 5,300
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 105
97 103
19 State total ......
172,433
172,168
172,449
171,864
172,678
172,573
101
United States ......
179,331
179,359
179,504
178,251
179,347
179,267
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 1, 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 24, December 31,
2016
2016
Week ending
January 7, 2017
January 14, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
29,775 22,413
5,089 1,175 34,086 7,245 3,348 8,193 17,495 8,101
29,657 20,821
4,893 1,022 34,758 7,390 3,439 8,190 17,390 8,105
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
12,335
21,626 7,637 4,492 5,357
16,042 6,512
11,741
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
210,564 102
211,668 103
211,212 102
209,072 100
Other States .......................................
8,643
8,662
8,615
8,657
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
219,207 102
220,330 104
219,827 102
217,729 101
January 21, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,860 22,104
4,859 954
34,576 7,582 3,651 8,185
16,988 7,916
21,347 7,763 4,621 5,406
15,798 6,503
12,505
210,618 101
8,808
219,426 101
January 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,901 22,751
4,977 1,034 34,344 7,775 2,350 8,182 17,234 8,086
21,788 7,665 4,804 5,332
15,788 6,519
12,073
210,603 101
8,988
219,591 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016 and 2017
State
December 24, December 31,
2016
2016
Week ending
January 7, 2017
January 14, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
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)
21,762 22,424
5,531 1,283 26,237 5,640 3,275 6,082 15,306 5,556
January 28, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,130 21,360
5,205 1,352 26,715 6,064 3,057 6,728 15,196 6,654
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
16,745 5,411 3,698 4,709
12,795 5,329
11,387
17,067 3,691 3,652 4,844
12,883 5,862
11,583
16,687 3,319 3,662 5,300
13,018 5,352
10,774
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,433 104
172,168 101
172,449 101
171,864 101
172,678 103
172,573 101
Other States .......................................
6,898
7,191
7,055
6,387
6,669
6,694
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
179,331 104
179,359 102
179,504 101
178,251 101
179,347 103
179,267 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 1, 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