Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Mar. 15, 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 15, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 224 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 11, 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 181 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017

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

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

February 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,974 1,037
34,949 5,317

February 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,572 1,019
34,459 5,554

Week ending
February 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,568 1,052
34,938 5,319

March 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,543 1,090
34,809 5,484

March 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,428 1,138
34,581 5,582

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 93 99
111

19 State total ......

210,495

211,885

213,518

213,275

214,928

214,635

102

United States ......

219,435

220,836

222,545

222,202

223,835

223,603

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 15, 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

February 4, 2017

February 11, 2017

February 18, 2017

Week ending
February 25, 2017

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

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

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

22,169 1,190
26,823 6,095

23,106 1,327
26,199 4,909

21,595 1,230
27,238 4,160

March 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,007 1,080
28,693 4,053

March 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,635 1,476
27,369 4,891

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 126 100
94

19 State total ......

170,071

172,225

171,938

171,383

172,618

174,157

102

United States ......

177,088

178,795

179,019

178,536

179,844

180,981

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 15, 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

February 4, 2017

February 11, 2017

Week ending

February 18, 2017

February 25, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

29,974 22,947
4,910 1,037 34,949 7,742 3,682 7,692 17,523 8,152

29,572 23,652
4,924 1,019 34,459 7,598 3,772 8,211 17,605 8,273

29,568 23,606
4,851 1,052 34,938 7,232 3,742 8,215 17,697 8,273

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

21,378 7,790 4,695 5,328
15,806 6,519
11,557

21,270 7,641 4,434 5,317
16,019 6,543
12,053

21,966 7,809 4,302 5,554
15,801 6,538
12,463

21,481 7,707 4,870 5,319
15,982 6,505
12,237

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

210,495 102

211,885 102

213,518 103

213,275 102

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

8,940

8,951

9,027

8,927

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

219,435 102

220,836 102

222,545 103

222,202 102

March 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,543 24,133
4,921 1,090 34,809 7,541 3,769 8,216 17,805 8,245
22,028 7,648 4,701 5,484
15,902 6,553
12,540
214,928 103
8,907
223,835 103

March 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,428 24,227
4,784 1,138 34,581 7,446 3,727 8,227 17,737 8,241
22,399 7,431 4,606 5,582
15,993 6,677
12,411
214,635 102
8,968
223,603 102

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

State

February 4, 2017

February 11, 2017

Week ending

February 18, 2017

February 25, 2017

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

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

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

22,169 22,738
6,087 1,190 26,823 6,273 3,197 5,630 14,368 5,367

23,106 21,078
6,618 1,327 26,199 6,511 2,107 4,924 15,059 6,219

21,595 21,113
5,577 1,230 27,238 5,976 2,441 6,207 14,553 5,581

March 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,007 21,298
5,302 1,080 28,693 6,009 3,234 5,812 14,884 5,537

March 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,635 22,144
4,613 1,476 27,369 5,826 3,283 8,036 14,940 5,575

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

16,233 3,770 3,541 5,318
13,185 5,755
10,260

16,197 3,297 3,755 6,095
12,861 5,368
10,810

17,073 3,785 3,701 4,909
13,145 5,742
10,435

17,363 5,306 3,709 4,160
13,144 5,526
10,664

17,055 4,641 3,388 4,053
13,493 5,310
10,822

17,134 4,520 3,436 4,891
13,183 5,020
11,076

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

170,071 100

172,225 101

171,938 101

171,383 101

172,618 101

174,157 102

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

7,017

6,570

7,081

7,153

7,226

6,824

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

177,088 101

178,795 101

179,019 101

178,536 101

179,844 102

180,981 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 15, 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