Southern region broiler hatchery news release [May 10, 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

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