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 29, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 221 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 25, 2017. This is up 3 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 182 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 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
March 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,398 1,090
34,722 5,484
Week ending
March 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,247 1,138
34,581 5,579
March 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,701 1,190
35,395 5,505
March 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,382 1,163
34,915 5,219
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 95
100 94
19 State total ......
213,518
213,271
214,001
213,966
213,968
212,289
102
United States ......
222,736
222,478
223,200
223,125
223,112
221,375
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 29, 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 18, 2017
February 25, 2017
March 4, 2017
Week ending
March 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
23,106 1,328
26,199 4,909
21,595 1,234
27,240 4,160
22,007 1,085
28,693 4,053
21,627 1,480
27,372 4,884
March 18, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,121 1,110
27,867 4,680
March 25, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,848 1,364
26,907 5,024
Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 140
97 103
19 State total ......
171,936
171,395
172,023
174,168
173,995
174,918
102
United States ......
179,229
178,782
179,502
181,077
180,969
182,191
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 29, 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 18, 2017
February 25, 2017
Week ending
March 4, 2017
March 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
29,398 24,133
4,921 1,090 34,722 7,541 3,769 8,221 17,805 8,245
29,247 24,197
4,784 1,138 34,581 7,446 3,727 8,230 17,897 8,241
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
21,192 7,707 4,778 5,484
15,902 6,553
12,540
21,596 7,431 4,791 5,579
15,993 6,677
12,411
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
213,518 103
213,271 102
214,001 102
213,966 102
Other States .......................................
9,218
9,207
9,199
9,159
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
222,736 103
222,478 102
223,200 103
223,125 102
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
21,927 7,739 4,711 5,505
16,008 6,558
11,758
213,968 102
9,144
223,112 102
March 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,382 23,327
4,887 1,163 34,915 7,556 3,501 8,256 17,882 7,914
21,877 7,565 4,668 5,219
15,874 6,557
11,746
212,289 102
9,086
221,375 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
February 18, 2017
February 25, 2017
Week ending
March 4, 2017
March 11, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
23,106 21,078
6,618 1,328 26,199 6,511 2,107 4,924 15,059 6,211
21,595 21,113
6,014 1,234 27,240 5,976 2,442 5,842 14,553 5,571
22,007 21,300
5,157 1,085 28,693 6,009 3,235 6,003 14,885 5,529
21,627 21,875
3,978 1,480 27,372 5,826 3,283 8,611 14,987 5,619
March 18, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,121 22,490
5,370 1,110 27,867 6,036 3,275 6,567 15,166 5,489
March 25, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,848 23,089
5,381 1,364 26,907 5,714 3,246 6,421 15,372 6,378
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,073 3,785 3,701 4,909
13,147 5,743
10,437
17,363 5,307 3,709 4,160
13,152 5,459
10,665
16,462 4,643 3,361 4,053
13,504 5,286
10,811
16,932 4,854 3,417 4,884
13,188 5,170
11,065
16,738 4,655 3,764 4,680
13,175 5,795
10,697
16,201 3,511 3,752 5,024
13,261 5,684
11,765
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
171,936 101
171,395 101
172,023 101
174,168 102
173,995 102
174,918 102
Other States .......................................
7,293
7,387
7,479
6,909
6,974
7,273
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
179,229 101
178,782 101
179,502 101
181,077 102
180,969 102
182,191 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 29, 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