Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Mar. 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

March 1, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 222 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 25, 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 178 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 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

February 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,720 1,007
34,292 5,328

Week ending
February 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,959 1,037
34,949 5,317

February 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,543 1,019
34,528 5,551

February 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,435 1,052
34,943 5,319

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 86
100 95

19 State total ......

211,171

211,180

210,495

211,768

213,466

212,843

102

United States ......

220,163

220,188

219,435

220,734

222,493

221,775

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 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: 2017

State

January 21, 2017

January 28, 2017

February 4, 2017

Week ending
February 11, 2017

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

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

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

22,135 1,351
26,730 5,295

21,391 1,260
27,844 5,318

22,169 1,190
26,823 6,094

February 18, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,108 1,326
26,199 4,887

February 25, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,640 1,229
27,227 4,139

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 104
96 95

19 State total ......

172,737

172,410

170,071

172,194

171,913

171,215

101

United States ......

179,507

179,109

177,088

178,760

178,998

178,362

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 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: 2017

State

January 21, 2017

January 28, 2017

Week ending

February 4, 2017

February 11, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

29,720 23,376
4,924 1,007 34,292 8,000 2,744 8,217 16,990 8,152

29,959 22,947
4,910 1,037 34,949 7,742 3,682 7,670 17,523 8,152

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

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

21,270 7,641 4,354 5,317
16,019 6,543
12,053

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

211,171 101

211,180 101

210,495 102

211,768 101

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

8,992

9,008

8,940

8,966

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

220,163 102

220,188 102

219,435 102

220,734 102

February 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,543 23,652
4,924 1,019 34,528 7,598 3,772 8,191 17,547 8,273
21,966 7,750 4,350 5,551
15,801 6,538
12,463
213,466 103
9,027
222,493 103

February 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,435 23,605
4,851 1,052 34,943 7,232 3,742 8,207 17,727 8,273
21,480 7,708 4,545 5,319
15,982 6,505
12,237
212,843 102
8,932
221,775 102

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

State

January 21, 2017

January 28, 2017

Week ending

February 4, 2017

February 11, 2017

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

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

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

22,135 21,336
5,223 1,351 26,730 6,068 3,057 6,575 15,146 6,654

21,391 20,502
5,407 1,260 27,844 6,000 3,085 5,965 14,978 5,577

22,169 22,738
5,733 1,190 26,823 6,273 3,197 5,926 14,368 5,367

February 18, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,108 21,078
6,453 1,326 26,199 6,511 2,107 5,024 15,069 6,219

February 25, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,640 21,121
5,472 1,229 27,227 5,976 2,441 6,287 14,509 5,581

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

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

17,073 3,785 3,672 4,887
13,145 5,822
10,435

17,348 5,306 3,621 4,139
13,121 5,526
10,671

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

172,737 103

172,410 101

170,071 100

172,194 101

171,913 101

171,215 101

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

6,770

6,699

7,017

6,566

7,085

7,147

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

179,507 103

179,109 101

177,088 101

178,760 101

178,998 101

178,362 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 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