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