Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Feb. 15, 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 15, 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 February 11, 2017. This is up 2 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: 2017

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

January 7, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,775 1,175
34,086 5,655

January 14, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,745 1,022
34,601 5,357

January 21, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,860 954
34,560 5,406

Week ending
January 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,901 1,034
34,344 5,332

February 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,735 1,007
34,292 5,328

February 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,858 1,037
34,949 5,317

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 85
101 95

19 State total ......

211,212

209,003

211,171

211,173

210,510

212,316

102

United States ......

219,915

217,842

220,163

220,161

219,480

221,282

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 15, 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: 2017

State

January 7, 2017

January 14, 2017

January 21, 2017

Week ending
January 28, 2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

22,267 1,377
27,464 4,623

21,043 1,203
27,883 4,646

21,753 1,283
26,277 4,836

22,125 1,351
26,730 5,295

February 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,650 1,260
27,844 5,318

February 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,153 1,190
26,810 6,094

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 104
96 123

19 State total ......

172,440

171,776

172,737

172,400

170,093

172,117

101

United States ......

179,418

178,295

179,507

179,099

177,110

178,683

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 15, 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: 2017

State

January 7, 2017

January 14, 2017

Week ending

January 21, 2017

January 28, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

29,775 22,413
5,089 1,175 34,086 7,245 3,348 8,193 17,495 8,101

29,745 20,821
4,893 1,022 34,601 7,390 3,439 8,190 17,390 8,105

29,860 22,716
4,859 954
34,560 7,582 3,651 8,185
16,988 7,916

29,901 22,751
4,977 1,034 34,344 7,775 2,350 8,198 17,457 8,086

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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

21,347 7,763 4,558 5,406
15,798 6,503
12,525

21,814 7,665 4,865 5,332
16,032 6,519
12,073

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

211,212 102

209,003 100

211,171 101

211,173 101

Other States .......................................

8,703

8,839

8,992

8,988

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

219,915 102

217,842 101

220,163 102

220,161 102

February 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,735 23,376
4,924 1,007 34,292 8,000 2,744 8,217 16,990 8,152
21,378 7,790 4,695 5,328
15,806 6,519
11,557
210,510 102
8,970
219,480 102

February 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,858 23,090
4,910 1,037 34,949 8,059 3,682 7,670 17,523 8,152
21,345 7,641 4,548 5,317
16,081 6,543
11,911
212,316 102
8,966
221,282 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017

State

January 7, 2017

January 14, 2017

Week ending

January 21, 2017

January 28, 2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

22,267 21,308
6,129 1,377 27,464 5,681 3,262 5,584 14,746 5,901

21,043 19,909
5,982 1,203 27,883 5,639 3,324 5,926 15,001 5,876

21,753 22,424
5,278 1,283 26,277 5,640 3,275 6,173 15,307 5,544

22,125 21,336
5,223 1,351 26,730 6,068 3,057 6,575 15,146 6,654

February 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,650 20,502
5,407 1,260 27,844 6,000 3,085 5,965 14,741 5,577

February 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,153 22,739
5,733 1,190 26,810 6,223 3,197 5,926 14,368 5,367

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,744 4,333 3,795 4,623
13,208 5,609
10,409

16,745 5,412 3,698 4,646
12,796 5,305
11,388

17,067 3,691 3,666 4,836
12,885 6,054
11,584

16,673 3,319 3,598 5,295
12,986 5,490
10,774

16,233 3,770 3,541 5,318
13,185 5,755
10,260

16,228 3,297 3,672 6,094
12,879 5,418
10,823

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

172,440 101

171,776 101

172,737 103

172,400 101

170,093 100

172,117 101

Other States .......................................

6,978

6,519

6,770

6,699

7,017

6,566

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

179,418 101

178,295 101

179,507 103

179,099 101

177,110 101

178,683 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 15, 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