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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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