Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Mar. 8, 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 8, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 224 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 4, 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 180 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....

January 28, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,901 1,034
34,344 5,332

February 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,720 1,007
34,292 5,328

February 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,974 1,037
34,949 5,317

Week ending
February 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,543 1,019
34,528 5,554

February 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,568 1,052
34,943 5,319

March 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,543 1,090
34,779 5,484

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 90
101 100

19 State total ......

211,180

210,495

211,885

213,499

213,279

214,877

103

United States ......

220,188

219,435

220,836

222,526

222,206

223,760

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 8, 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

January 28, 2017

February 4, 2017

February 11, 2017

Week ending
February 18, 2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

22,135 1,351
26,730 5,295

21,391 1,260
27,844 5,318

22,169 1,190
26,823 6,095

23,106 1,327
26,199 4,909

February 25, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,595 1,230
27,238 4,160

March 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,011 1,080
28,679 4,058

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 94
102 82

19 State total ......

172,410

170,071

172,225

171,938

171,389

172,605

101

United States ......

179,109

177,088

178,795

179,019

178,542

179,848

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 8, 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

January 28, 2017

February 4, 2017

Week ending

February 11, 2017

February 18, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

29,901 22,751
4,977 1,034 34,344 7,775 2,350 8,198 17,457 8,086

29,720 23,376
4,924 1,007 34,292 8,000 2,744 8,217 16,990 8,152

29,974 22,947
4,910 1,037 34,949 7,742 3,682 7,692 17,523 8,152

29,543 23,652
4,924 1,019 34,528 7,598 3,772 8,211 17,605 8,273

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

21,814 7,665 4,852 5,332
16,032 6,519
12,093

21,378 7,790 4,695 5,328
15,806 6,519
11,557

21,270 7,641 4,434 5,317
16,019 6,543
12,053

21,966 7,750 4,302 5,554
15,801 6,538
12,463

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

211,180 101

210,495 102

211,885 102

213,499 103

Other States .......................................

9,008

8,940

8,951

9,027

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

220,188 102

219,435 102

220,836 102

222,526 103

February 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,568 23,606
4,851 1,052 34,943 7,232 3,742 8,215 17,697 8,273
21,480 7,707 4,870 5,319
15,982 6,505
12,237
213,279 102
8,927
222,206 102

March 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,543 24,133
4,921 1,090 34,779 7,541 3,769 8,216 17,805 8,245
22,030 7,648 4,662 5,484
15,918 6,553
12,540
214,877 103
8,883
223,760 103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017

State

January 28, 2017

February 4, 2017

Week ending

February 11, 2017

February 18, 2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

22,135 21,336
5,223 1,351 26,730 6,068 3,057 6,575 15,146 6,654

21,391 20,502
5,407 1,260 27,844 6,000 3,085 5,965 14,978 5,577

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

February 25, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,595 21,113
5,577 1,230 27,238 5,976 2,441 6,207 14,553 5,581

March 4, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,011 21,300
5,221 1,080 28,679 6,009 3,234 5,883 14,884 5,537

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,673 3,319 3,598 5,295
12,986 5,490
10,774

16,233 3,770 3,541 5,318
13,185 5,755
10,260

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

17,369 5,306 3,709 4,160
13,144 5,526
10,664

17,051 4,641 3,387 4,058
13,497 5,310
10,823

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

172,410 101

170,071 100

172,225 101

171,938 101

171,389 101

172,605 101

Other States .......................................

6,699

7,017

6,570

7,081

7,153

7,243

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

179,109 101

177,088 101

178,795 101

179,019 101

178,542 101

179,848 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 8, 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