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 22, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 223 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 18, 2017. This is up 3 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 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
January 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,901 1,034
34,344 5,332
Week ending
February 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,735 1,007
34,292 5,328
February 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,842 1,037
34,949 5,317
February 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,467 1,019
34,437 5,551
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 84 99
111
19 State total ......
209,003
211,171
211,173
210,510
211,651
213,571
103
United States ......
217,842
220,163
220,161
219,480
220,617
222,598
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 22, 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 14, 2017
January 21, 2017
January 28, 2017
Week ending
February 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,043 1,203
27,883 4,646
21,753 1,283
26,277 4,836
22,125 1,351
26,730 5,295
21,650 1,260
27,844 5,318
February 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,209 1,190
26,823 6,094
February 18, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,213 1,250
26,103 4,887
Percent of previous year
(percent)
109 100
94 108
19 State total ......
171,776
172,737
172,400
170,093
172,234
171,912
101
United States ......
178,295
179,507
179,099
177,110
178,800
178,997
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 22, 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 14, 2017
January 21, 2017
Week ending
January 28, 2017
February 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
29,735 23,376
4,924 1,007 34,292 8,000 2,744 8,217 16,990 8,152
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 4,852 5,332
16,032 6,519
12,093
21,378 7,790 4,695 5,328
15,806 6,519
11,557
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
209,003 100
211,171 101
211,173 101
210,510 102
Other States .......................................
8,839
8,992
9,008
8,970
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
217,842 101
220,163 102
220,161 102
219,480 102
February 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,842 22,947
4,910 1,037 34,949 7,742 3,682 7,670 17,523 8,152
21,270 7,641 4,354 5,317
16,019 6,543
12,053
211,651 101
8,966
220,617 102
February 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,467 23,625
4,924 1,019 34,437 7,598 3,772 8,191 17,577 8,273
21,966 7,750 4,629 5,551
15,801 6,528
12,463
213,571 103
9,027
222,598 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
January 14, 2017
January 21, 2017
Week ending
January 28, 2017
February 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
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)
22,209 22,738
5,733 1,190 26,823 6,273 3,197 5,926 14,368 5,367
February 18, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,213 21,122
6,453 1,250 26,103 6,511 2,107 5,024 15,057 6,136
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
16,197 3,297 3,718 6,094
12,861 5,433
10,810
17,069 3,867 3,697 4,887
13,152 5,804
10,460
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
171,776 101
172,737 103
172,400 101
170,093 100
172,234 101
171,912 101
Other States .......................................
6,519
6,770
6,699
7,017
6,566
7,085
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
178,295 101
179,507 103
179,099 101
177,110 101
178,800 101
178,997 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 22, 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