Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Apr. 12 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

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