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