Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Mar. 29, 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 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