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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May 10, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 224 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 6, 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 181 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....
April 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,801 1,180
34,451 5,575
April 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,617 1,210
34,218 5,639
April 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,810 1,223
34,151 5,655
Week ending
April 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,643 1,223
34,679 5,732
April 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,601 1,223
33,924 5,681
May 6, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,617 1,224
34,510 5,708
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 100 100
19 State total ......
214,180
214,234
212,566
213,534
213,147
214,036
102
United States ......
223,078
223,046
221,778
222,812
222,583
223,544
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 10, 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
April 1, 2017
April 8, 2017
April 15, 2017
Week ending
April 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,610 1,158
27,769 4,576
21,877 1,111
27,715 6,085
21,594 1,180
27,658 5,206
22,427 1,391
26,422 5,264
April 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,713 1,429
27,220 4,734
May 6, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,386 1,190
27,229 4,502
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 85
102 92
19 State total ......
174,463
174,121
172,781
174,282
174,893
173,538
102
United States ......
181,352
181,514
180,058
181,453
181,704
180,556
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 10, 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
April 1, 2017
April 8, 2017
Week ending
April 15, 2017
April 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,801 23,929
4,839 1,180 34,451 7,802 3,788 8,224 17,891 8,127
29,617 24,261
4,872 1,210 34,218 7,514 3,727 8,215 18,031 8,123
29,810 23,065
4,861 1,223 34,151 7,342 3,743 8,255 17,822 8,172
29,643 23,285
4,887 1,223 34,679 7,391 3,727 8,252 18,003 8,166
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
22,101 7,440 4,359 5,575
15,818 6,557
12,298
22,157 7,295 4,850 5,639
15,783 6,557
12,165
21,771 7,003 4,836 5,655
15,612 6,557
12,688
22,022 7,307 4,592 5,732
15,972 6,573
12,080
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
214,180 103
214,234 103
212,566 102
213,534 102
Other States .......................................
8,898
8,812
9,212
9,278
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
223,078 103
223,046 103
221,778 103
222,812 102
April 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,601 23,322
4,980 1,223 33,924 7,310 3,530 8,261 18,154 7,879
21,926 7,535 4,698 5,681
15,939 6,660
12,524
213,147 103
9,436
222,583 103
May 6, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,617 23,713
4,825 1,224 34,510 7,215 3,637 8,225 18,303 7,916
22,178 7,511 4,692 5,708
16,006 6,557
12,199
214,036 102
9,508
223,544 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
April 1, 2017
April 8, 2017
Week ending
April 15, 2017
April 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,610 22,871
5,123 1,158 27,769 5,895 3,277 6,527 15,270 6,365
21,877 23,540
5,312 1,111 27,715 5,879 3,329 6,438 15,317 5,105
21,594 21,834
5,323 1,180 27,658 6,194 3,028 5,701 15,230 6,378
22,427 22,587
5,715 1,391 26,422 6,166 3,320 6,200 15,271 5,336
April 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,713 21,886
6,223 1,429 27,220 6,118 3,267 5,433 15,399 5,646
May 6, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,386 20,820
6,467 1,190 27,229 6,433 3,273 5,150 14,880 5,342
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,828 3,443 3,838 4,576
13,185 5,727
11,001
15,956 2,994 3,763 6,085
13,172 5,671
10,857
16,871 3,750 3,726 5,206
13,058 5,979
10,071
17,200 4,354 3,464 5,264
13,036 5,533
10,596
17,428 4,938 3,766 4,734
13,180 5,441
11,072
17,660 5,143 3,749 4,502
12,950 5,780
10,584
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,463 101
174,121 101
172,781 102
174,282 102
174,893 102
173,538 102
Other States .......................................
6,889
7,393
7,277
7,171
6,811
7,018
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
181,352 101
181,514 101
180,058 102
181,453 102
181,704 102
180,556 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 10, 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