Southern region broiler hatchery news release [May 24, 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 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