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