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