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