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