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 26, 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 22, 2017. This is up 2 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 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 18, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,829 1,190
35,395 5,505
March 25, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,595 1,163
34,915 5,219
April 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,801 1,180
34,451 5,575
Week ending
April 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,675 1,210
34,218 5,639
April 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,810 1,223
34,151 5,637
April 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,507 1,223
34,718 5,727
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 100 107
19 State total ......
214,272
212,320
214,098
213,794
212,622
212,773
102
United States ......
223,436
221,324
223,044
222,735
221,806
222,019
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 26, 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 18, 2017
March 25, 2017
April 1, 2017
Week ending
April 8, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,121 1,110
27,867 4,680
22,174 1,364
26,905 5,020
21,610 1,159
27,770 4,576
21,877 1,111
27,717 6,086
April 15, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,594 1,181
27,659 5,201
April 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,699 1,394
26,175 5,513
Percent of previous year
(percent)
109 122
92 109
19 State total ......
174,036
175,085
174,990
174,099
173,238
174,297
102
United States ......
181,009
182,327
181,816
181,376
180,483
181,564
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 26, 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 18, 2017
March 25, 2017
Week ending
April 1, 2017
April 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,829 23,193
4,886 1,190 35,395 7,581 3,788 8,247 17,941 7,866
29,595 23,363
4,887 1,163 34,915 7,556 3,501 8,256 17,776 7,914
29,801 23,929
4,839 1,180 34,451 7,802 3,788 8,224 17,891 8,127
29,675 24,261
4,872 1,210 34,218 7,514 3,727 8,215 18,031 8,123
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
22,157 7,295 4,688 5,639
15,783 6,557
11,829
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
214,272 102
212,320 102
214,098 103
213,794 102
Other States .......................................
9,164
9,004
8,946
8,941
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
223,436 102
221,324 102
223,044 103
222,735 103
April 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,810 23,303
4,861 1,223 34,151 7,342 3,743 8,245 17,822 8,172
21,942 7,353 4,829 5,637
15,612 6,557
12,020
212,622 103
9,184
221,806 103
April 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,507 23,001
4,887 1,223 34,718 7,391 3,727 8,241 17,912 8,166
21,998 7,306 4,736 5,727
15,972 6,573
11,688
212,773 102
9,246
222,019 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
March 18, 2017
March 25, 2017
Week ending
April 1, 2017
April 8, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,121 22,515
5,301 1,110 27,867 6,036 3,275 6,668 15,166 5,489
22,174 23,115
5,181 1,364 26,905 5,714 3,246 6,665 15,058 6,378
21,610 22,869
5,123 1,159 27,770 5,896 3,277 6,528 15,270 6,412
21,877 23,540
5,312 1,111 27,717 5,879 3,329 6,438 15,317 5,157
April 15, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,594 21,830
5,447 1,181 27,659 6,194 3,027 5,595 15,229 6,426
April 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,699 22,714
5,551 1,394 26,175 6,025 3,320 6,298 15,002 5,391
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 3,444 3,822 4,576
13,186 5,726
11,493
15,956 2,995 3,733 6,086
13,173 5,671
10,808
16,879 3,751 3,697 5,201
13,057 5,970
10,501
17,248 4,355 3,623 5,513
13,058 5,595
10,336
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,036 102
175,085 102
174,990 101
174,099 101
173,238 102
174,297 102
Other States .......................................
6,973
7,242
6,826
7,277
7,245
7,267
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
181,009 102
182,327 102
181,816 101
181,376 101
180,483 102
181,564 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 26, 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