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 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