Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Feb. 1, 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

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