Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Mar. 22, 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 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