Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Feb. 22, 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 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