Southern region broiler hatchery news release [May 17, 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 17, 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 13, 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....

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

April 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,643 1,223
34,679 5,732

Week ending
April 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,601 1,223
33,924 5,681

May 6, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,617 1,224
34,576 5,708

May 13, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,696 1,225
34,797 5,650

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100 100
98

19 State total ......

214,239

212,418

213,743

213,268

213,967

214,327

102

United States ......

223,051

221,630

223,011

222,704

223,483

223,599

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 17, 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 8, 2017

April 15, 2017

April 22, 2017

Week ending
April 29, 2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,877 1,111
27,715 6,085

21,594 1,180
27,658 5,206

22,427 1,391
26,422 5,264

21,713 1,427
27,216 4,734

May 6, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,386 1,191
27,228 4,502

May 13, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,203 1,345
29,320 4,528

Percent of previous year
(percent)
94 104 110
91

19 State total ......

174,121

172,781

174,282

174,918

173,452

174,607

102

United States ......

181,514

180,058

181,453

181,703

180,468

181,721

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 17, 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 8, 2017

April 15, 2017

Week ending

April 22, 2017

April 29, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

29,601 23,322
4,980 1,223 33,924 7,310 3,530 8,261 18,154 7,879

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

22,157 7,295 4,855 5,639
15,783 6,557
12,165

21,771 7,003 4,856 5,655
15,612 6,557
12,520

22,022 7,305 4,592 5,732
15,972 6,573
12,291

21,948 7,535 4,677 5,681
15,939 6,660
12,644

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

214,239 103

212,418 102

213,743 102

213,268 103

Other States .......................................

8,812

9,212

9,268

9,436

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

223,051 103

221,630 103

223,011 103

222,704 103

May 6, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,617 23,713
4,825 1,224 34,576 7,215 3,637 8,225 18,303 7,916
22,199 7,511 4,468 5,708
16,006 6,557
12,267
213,967 102
9,516
223,483 103

May 13, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,696 23,878
4,755 1,225 34,797 7,421 3,591 8,187 18,029 7,897
22,305 7,362 4,513 5,650
16,060 6,587
12,374
214,327 102
9,272
223,599 103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017

State

April 8, 2017

April 15, 2017

Week ending

April 22, 2017

April 29, 2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

21,713 21,886
6,223 1,427 27,216 6,119 3,267 5,434 15,399 5,646

May 6, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,386 20,508
6,166 1,191 27,228 6,433 3,273 5,468 14,880 5,689

May 13, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,203 21,415
5,631 1,345 29,320 6,108 3,294 5,942 15,044 6,312

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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

17,455 4,938 3,768 4,734
13,181 5,447
11,065

17,672 5,114 3,836 4,502
12,950 5,815
10,341

17,012 3,896 3,688 4,528
13,336 5,715
10,818

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

174,121 101

172,781 102

174,282 102

174,918 102

173,452 102

174,607 102

Other States .......................................

7,393

7,277

7,171

6,785

7,016

7,114

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

181,514 101

180,058 102

181,453 102

181,703 102

180,468 102

181,721 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 17, 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