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 24, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 225 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 20, 2017. This is up 2 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 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
April 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,470 1,223
33,924 5,681
Week ending
May 6, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,617 1,224
34,576 5,708
May 13, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,696 1,225
34,827 5,650
May 20, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,870 1,224
34,958 5,877
Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 100 100 107
19 State total ......
212,418
213,743
213,126
214,044
214,357
215,677
102
United States ......
221,630
223,011
222,572
223,560
223,597
225,110
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 24, 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 15, 2017
April 22, 2017
April 29, 2017
Week ending
May 6, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,594 1,180
27,658 5,206
22,427 1,391
26,422 5,264
21,713 1,427
27,216 4,734
22,386 1,191
27,228 4,502
May 13, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,203 1,346
29,331 4,529
May 20, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,890 1,322
27,213 5,207
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 114
99 101
19 State total ......
172,781
174,282
174,880
173,473
174,696
174,280
102
United States ......
180,058
181,453
181,656
180,476
181,811
181,408
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 24, 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 15, 2017
April 22, 2017
Week ending
April 29, 2017
May 6, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
29,470 23,322
4,980 1,223 33,924 7,310 3,530 8,261 18,154 7,879
29,617 23,713
4,825 1,224 34,576 7,215 3,637 8,225 18,303 7,916
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 4,761 5,681
15,939 6,660
12,549
22,199 7,511 4,545 5,708
16,006 6,557
12,267
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
212,418 102
213,743 102
213,126 103
214,044 102
Other States .......................................
9,212
9,268
9,446
9,516
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
221,630 103
223,011 103
222,572 103
223,560 103
May 13, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,696 23,867
4,755 1,225 34,827 7,421 3,591 8,188 18,029 7,897
22,320 7,362 4,433 5,650
16,135 6,587
12,374
214,357 103
9,240
223,597 103
May 20, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,870 23,635
5,009 1,224 34,958 7,483 3,592 8,256 18,134 8,238
22,462 7,140 4,669 5,877
16,210 6,537
12,383
215,677 102
9,433
225,110 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
April 15, 2017
April 22, 2017
Week ending
April 29, 2017
May 6, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 5,433 15,399 5,646
22,386 20,508
6,166 1,191 27,228 6,433 3,273 5,467 14,880 5,689
May 13, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,203 21,382
5,957 1,346 29,331 6,115 3,294 5,586 15,047 6,327
May 20, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,890 20,949
5,550 1,322 27,213 5,861 3,175 6,384 15,454 5,697
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 3,718 4,734
13,181 5,487
11,038
17,672 5,114 3,862 4,502
12,950 5,845
10,307
17,167 3,896 3,728 4,529
13,340 5,726
10,722
16,848 5,047 3,661 5,207
13,200 5,723
11,099
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,781 102
174,282 102
174,880 102
173,473 102
174,696 102
174,280 102
Other States .......................................
7,277
7,171
6,776
7,003
7,115
7,128
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
180,058 102
181,453 102
181,656 102
180,476 102
181,811 102
181,408 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 24, 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