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 5, 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 1, 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 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... February 25, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,568 1,052 34,776 5,319 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 Week ending March 18, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,701 1,190 35,395 5,505 March 25, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,472 1,163 34,915 5,219 April 1, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,722 1,180 34,342 5,575 Percent of previous year (percent) 105 96 99 107 19 State total ...... 213,271 214,001 214,193 214,245 212,243 212,765 102 United States ...... 222,478 223,248 223,352 223,459 221,384 221,886 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 5, 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 February 25, 2017 March 4, 2017 March 11, 2017 Week ending March 18, 2017 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,595 1,234 27,240 4,160 22,007 1,085 28,693 4,053 21,627 1,479 27,372 4,884 21,121 1,110 27,867 4,680 March 25, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 22,156 1,364 26,905 5,024 April 1, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 21,815 1,159 27,740 4,575 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 102 101 103 19 State total ...... 171,395 172,023 174,179 174,003 175,012 174,986 101 United States ...... 178,782 179,502 181,107 180,976 182,301 181,869 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 5, 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 February 25, 2017 March 4, 2017 Week ending March 11, 2017 March 18, 2017 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 29,568 23,606 4,851 1,052 34,776 7,232 3,742 8,225 17,697 8,273 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 29,701 23,167 4,886 1,190 35,395 7,581 3,788 8,247 17,941 7,866 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,571 7,765 4,870 5,319 15,982 6,505 12,237 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 7,739 4,988 5,505 16,008 6,558 11,758 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 213,271 102 214,001 102 214,193 102 214,245 102 Other States ....................................... 9,207 9,247 9,159 9,214 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 222,478 102 223,248 103 223,352 102 223,459 102 March 25, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,472 23,327 4,887 1,163 34,915 7,556 3,501 8,256 17,776 7,914 21,787 7,565 4,728 5,219 15,874 6,557 11,746 212,243 102 9,141 221,384 103 April 1, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,722 22,914 4,839 1,180 34,342 7,802 3,485 8,255 17,891 8,127 22,101 7,557 4,738 5,575 15,818 6,557 11,862 212,765 102 9,121 221,886 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017 State February 25, 2017 March 4, 2017 Week ending March 11, 2017 March 18, 2017 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,595 21,113 6,014 1,234 27,240 5,976 2,442 5,842 14,553 5,571 22,007 21,300 5,157 1,085 28,693 6,009 3,235 6,003 14,885 5,529 21,627 21,875 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 March 25, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 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) 21,815 22,865 4,948 1,159 27,740 5,896 3,333 6,685 15,079 6,412 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 17,363 5,307 3,709 4,160 13,152 5,459 10,665 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 16,833 3,414 3,756 4,575 13,192 5,854 11,430 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 171,395 101 172,023 101 174,179 102 174,003 102 175,012 102 174,986 101 Other States ....................................... 7,387 7,479 6,928 6,973 7,289 6,883 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 178,782 101 179,502 101 181,107 102 180,976 102 182,301 102 181,869 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 5, 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