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