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 22, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 223 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 18, 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 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
February 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,568 1,052
34,776 5,319
Week ending
March 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,543 1,090
34,809 5,484
March 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,247 1,138
34,581 5,582
March 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,701 1,190
35,395 5,410
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 97
102 98
19 State total ......
211,885
213,518
213,271
215,069
214,620
214,094
102
United States ......
220,836
222,545
222,158
223,976
223,588
222,998
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 22, 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 11, 2017
February 18, 2017
February 25, 2017
Week ending
March 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,169 1,190
26,823 6,095
23,106 1,327
26,199 4,909
21,595 1,230
27,238 4,160
22,007 1,081
28,693 4,053
March 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,627 1,476
27,372 4,891
March 18, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,121 1,108
27,867 4,682
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 98 100 99
19 State total ......
172,225
171,938
171,388
172,602
174,278
174,164
102
United States ......
178,795
179,019
178,541
179,871
181,102
180,887
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 22, 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 11, 2017
February 18, 2017
Week ending
February 25, 2017
March 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 34,776 7,232 3,742 8,225 17,697 8,273
29,543 24,133
4,921 1,090 34,809 7,541 3,769 8,221 17,805 8,245
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
21,571 7,765 4,870 5,319
15,982 6,505
12,237
22,028 7,707 4,778 5,484
15,902 6,553
12,540
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
211,885 102
213,518 103
213,271 102
215,069 103
Other States .......................................
8,951
9,027
8,887
8,907
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
220,836 102
222,545 103
222,158 102
223,976 103
March 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,247 24,197
4,784 1,138 34,581 7,446 3,727 8,230 17,897 8,241
22,399 7,431 4,639 5,582
15,993 6,677
12,411
214,620 102
8,968
223,588 102
March 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,701 23,167
4,886 1,190 35,395 7,581 3,788 8,247 17,941 7,866
22,248 7,739 4,620 5,410
16,008 6,549
11,758
214,094 102
8,904
222,998 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
February 11, 2017
February 18, 2017
Week ending
February 25, 2017
March 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
6,014 1,230 27,238 5,976 2,441 5,842 14,553 5,581
22,007 21,298
5,157 1,081 28,693 6,009 3,234 6,003 14,884 5,537
March 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,627 21,875
3,978 1,476 27,372 5,826 3,283 8,611 14,987 5,577
March 18, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,121 22,489
5,370 1,108 27,867 6,036 3,274 6,567 15,163 5,673
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 5,459
10,664
17,054 4,641 3,361 4,053
13,493 5,286
10,811
17,128 4,853 3,429 4,891
13,179 5,110
11,076
16,927 4,471 3,759 4,682
13,169 5,737
10,751
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,225 101
171,938 101
171,388 101
172,602 101
174,278 102
174,164 102
Other States .......................................
6,570
7,081
7,153
7,269
6,824
6,723
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
178,795 101
179,019 101
178,541 101
179,871 102
181,102 102
180,887 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 22, 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