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