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 19, 2017 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 222 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 15, 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.... 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 March 25, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,690 1,163 34,915 5,219 Week ending April 1, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,784 1,180 34,451 5,575 April 8, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,668 1,210 34,218 5,639 April 15, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,901 1,223 34,136 5,637 Percent of previous year (percent) 107 100 97 102 19 State total ...... 214,193 214,246 212,379 213,066 213,755 212,341 102 United States ...... 223,352 223,470 221,430 222,087 222,734 221,562 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 19, 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 11, 2017 March 18, 2017 March 25, 2017 Week ending April 1, 2017 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,627 1,479 27,372 4,884 21,121 1,110 27,867 4,680 22,156 1,364 26,905 5,020 21,582 1,159 27,770 4,576 April 8, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 21,879 1,111 27,717 6,086 April 15, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 21,587 1,181 27,651 5,201 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 102 100 106 19 State total ...... 174,203 174,011 175,048 174,928 174,084 173,208 102 United States ...... 181,131 180,984 182,327 181,815 181,407 180,488 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 19, 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 11, 2017 March 18, 2017 Week ending March 25, 2017 April 1, 2017 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 29,690 23,327 4,887 1,163 34,915 7,556 3,501 8,256 17,776 7,914 29,784 22,914 4,839 1,180 34,451 7,802 3,788 8,224 17,891 8,127 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 7,449 4,762 5,219 15,874 6,557 11,746 22,101 7,440 4,713 5,575 15,818 6,557 11,862 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 214,193 102 214,246 102 212,379 102 213,066 102 Other States ....................................... 9,159 9,224 9,051 9,021 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 223,352 102 223,470 103 221,430 103 222,087 103 April 8, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,668 24,229 4,872 1,210 34,218 7,514 3,727 8,215 18,031 8,123 22,157 7,295 4,688 5,639 15,783 6,557 11,829 213,755 102 8,979 222,734 103 April 15, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,901 23,292 4,861 1,223 34,136 7,342 3,743 8,245 17,822 8,483 21,843 7,353 4,786 5,637 15,597 6,557 11,520 212,341 102 9,221 221,562 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017 State March 11, 2017 March 18, 2017 Week ending March 25, 2017 April 1, 2017 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,627 21,899 3,979 1,479 27,372 5,826 3,283 8,612 14,987 5,619 21,121 22,490 5,301 1,110 27,867 6,036 3,275 6,668 15,166 5,489 22,156 23,096 5,181 1,364 26,905 5,714 3,246 6,665 15,058 6,378 21,582 22,865 5,123 1,159 27,770 5,896 3,277 6,528 15,270 6,412 April 8, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 21,879 23,579 5,312 1,111 27,717 5,879 3,329 6,438 15,317 5,157 April 15, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 21,587 22,339 5,416 1,181 27,651 6,194 3,027 5,625 15,221 6,426 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,931 4,854 3,421 4,884 13,188 5,170 11,072 16,737 4,655 3,767 4,680 13,175 5,773 10,701 16,303 3,511 3,825 5,020 13,250 5,608 11,768 16,829 3,414 3,822 4,576 13,186 5,726 11,493 15,956 2,939 3,733 6,086 13,173 5,671 10,808 16,867 3,229 3,693 5,201 13,080 5,970 10,501 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 174,203 102 174,011 102 175,048 102 174,928 101 174,084 101 173,208 102 Other States ....................................... 6,928 6,973 7,279 6,887 7,323 7,280 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 181,131 102 180,984 102 182,327 102 181,815 101 181,407 101 180,488 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 19, 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