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