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
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April 12, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 223 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 8, 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 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
March 4, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,398 1,090
34,722 5,484
March 11, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,247 1,138
34,762 5,579
March 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,829 1,190
35,395 5,505
Week ending
March 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,472 1,163
34,915 5,219
April 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,828 1,180
34,451 5,575
April 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,697 1,210
34,218 5,643
Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 99 99
100
19 State total ......
214,001
214,193
214,246
212,243
213,241
213,941
102
United States ......
223,248
223,352
223,470
221,384
222,262
222,909
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 12, 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
March 4, 2017
March 11, 2017
March 18, 2017
Week ending
March 25, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,007 1,085
28,693 4,053
21,627 1,479
27,372 4,884
21,121 1,110
27,867 4,680
22,156 1,364
26,905 5,024
April 1, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,794 1,159
27,770 4,575
April 8, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,170 1,111
27,717 6,103
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 82
102 131
19 State total ......
172,023
174,203
174,003
175,012
174,937
174,271
101
United States ......
179,502
181,131
180,976
182,301
181,837
181,584
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 12, 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
March 4, 2017
March 11, 2017
Week ending
March 18, 2017
March 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 34,762 7,446 3,727 8,230 17,897 8,241
29,829 23,167
4,886 1,190 35,395 7,581 3,788 8,247 17,941 7,866
29,472 23,327
4,887 1,163 34,915 7,556 3,501 8,256 17,776 7,914
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,192 7,707 4,778 5,484
15,902 6,553
12,540
21,596 7,431 4,837 5,579
15,993 6,677
12,411
21,927 7,622 4,988 5,505
16,008 6,558
11,748
21,787 7,565 4,728 5,219
15,874 6,557
11,746
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
214,001 102
214,193 102
214,246 102
212,243 102
Other States .......................................
9,247
9,159
9,224
9,141
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
223,248 103
223,352 102
223,470 103
221,384 103
April 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,828 22,914
4,839 1,180 34,451 7,802 3,788 8,255 17,891 8,127
22,101 7,557 4,696 5,575
15,818 6,557
11,862
213,241 102
9,021
222,262 103
April 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,697 24,229
4,872 1,210 34,218 7,514 3,727 8,231 18,031 8,123
22,187 7,295 4,795 5,643
15,783 6,557
11,829
213,941 102
8,968
222,909 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
March 4, 2017
March 11, 2017
Week ending
March 18, 2017
March 25, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,007 21,300
5,157 1,085 28,693 6,009 3,235 6,003 14,885 5,529
21,627 21,899
3,979 1,479 27,372 5,826 3,283 8,612 14,987 5,619
21,121 22,490
5,370 1,110 27,867 6,036 3,275 6,569 15,166 5,489
22,156 23,096
5,381 1,364 26,905 5,714 3,246 6,422 15,058 6,378
April 1, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,794 22,865
4,948 1,159 27,770 5,896 3,277 6,685 15,079 6,412
April 8, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,170 23,789
5,819 1,111 27,717 5,879 3,329 6,190 15,033 5,127
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,462 4,643 3,361 4,053
13,504 5,286
10,811
16,931 4,854 3,421 4,884
13,188 5,170
11,072
16,737 4,655 3,767 4,680
13,175 5,795
10,701
16,303 3,511 3,752 5,024
13,250 5,684
11,768
16,822 3,414 3,771 4,575
13,186 5,854
11,430
16,074 2,771 3,757 6,103
13,179 5,447
10,776
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,023 101
174,203 102
174,003 102
175,012 102
174,937 101
174,271 101
Other States .......................................
7,479
6,928
6,973
7,289
6,900
7,313
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
179,502 101
181,131 102
180,976 102
182,301 102
181,837 102
181,584 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 12, 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