Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Apr. 26 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 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