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