Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Feb. 8, 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 8, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 4, 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 177 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 31, 2016

January 7, 2017

January 14, 2017

Week ending
January 21, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,787 1,021
34,245 5,712

29,775 1,175
34,086 5,655

29,745 1,022
34,601 5,357

29,860 954
34,560 5,406

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

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 83 99 98

19 State total ......

211,668

211,212

209,003

210,539

211,128

210,053

101

United States ......

220,439

219,915

217,842

219,541

220,116

219,015

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 8, 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 31, 2016

January 7, 2017

January 14, 2017

Week ending
January 21, 2017

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

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

22,788 1,161
26,447 4,773

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

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

21,753 1,283
26,277 4,845

January 28, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,125 1,351
26,730 5,300

February 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,644 1,260
27,829 5,331

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 102 104 117

19 State total ......

172,152

172,440

171,758

172,717

172,443

170,394

101

United States ......

179,215

179,418

178,277

179,487

179,142

177,405

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 8, 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 31, 2016

January 7, 2017

Week ending

January 14, 2017

January 21, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

29,860 22,104
4,859 954
34,560 7,582 3,651 8,185
16,988 7,916

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

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

21,347 7,763 4,558 5,406
15,798 6,503
12,505

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

211,668 103

211,212 102

209,003 100

210,539 101

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

8,771

8,703

8,839

9,002

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

220,439 104

219,915 102

217,842 101

219,541 101

January 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,901 22,751
4,977 1,034 34,344 7,775 2,350 8,182 17,457 8,086
21,785 7,665 4,865 5,332
16,032 6,519
12,073
211,128 101
8,988
220,116 102

February 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,735 22,763
4,964 1,007 34,292 8,000 2,744 8,186 17,171 8,152
21,348 7,790 4,691 5,328
15,806 6,519
11,557
210,053 101
8,962
219,015 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016 and 2017

State

December 31, 2016

January 7, 2017

Week ending

January 14, 2017

January 21, 2017

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

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

22,788 21,701
4,704 1,161 26,447 5,955 3,290 7,773 14,668 5,765

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

21,043 19,909
5,581 1,203 27,883 5,639 3,324 6,285 15,001 5,876

21,753 22,424
5,531 1,283 26,277 5,640 3,275 6,082 15,307 5,544

January 28, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,125 21,336
5,205 1,351 26,730 6,068 3,057 6,728 15,146 6,654

February 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,644 20,565
5,123 1,260 27,829 6,002 3,085 6,256 14,694 5,577

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

16,606 4,092 3,691 4,773
13,015 4,601
11,122

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

16,745 5,412 3,698 4,646
12,796 5,329
11,388

17,067 3,691 3,666 4,845
12,885 5,863
11,584

16,675 3,319 3,598 5,300
12,986 5,391
10,774

16,388 3,770 3,708 5,331
13,173 5,796
10,193

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

172,152 101

172,440 101

171,758 101

172,717 103

172,443 101

170,394 101

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

7,063

6,978

6,519

6,770

6,699

7,011

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

179,215 102

179,418 101

178,277 101

179,487 103

179,142 101

177,405 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 8, 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