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 3, 2017 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 223 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 29, 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 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.... March 25, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,595 1,163 34,915 5,219 April 1, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,801 1,180 34,451 5,575 April 8, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,617 1,210 34,218 5,639 Week ending April 15, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,810 1,223 34,151 5,637 April 22, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,643 1,223 34,679 5,727 April 29, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,601 1,223 33,924 5,676 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 100 99 99 19 State total ...... 212,642 214,547 214,128 213,236 213,716 213,165 103 United States ...... 221,711 223,445 222,840 222,488 222,994 222,607 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 3, 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 March 25, 2017 April 1, 2017 April 8, 2017 Week ending April 15, 2017 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,174 1,363 26,904 5,019 21,610 1,158 27,769 4,576 21,877 1,111 27,715 6,085 21,594 1,180 27,658 5,202 April 22, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 22,427 1,391 26,422 5,261 April 29, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 21,696 1,429 27,217 4,693 Percent of previous year (percent) 99 107 100 91 19 State total ...... 174,609 174,463 174,121 173,241 174,474 174,705 102 United States ...... 181,840 181,352 181,514 180,529 181,657 181,437 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 3, 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 March 25, 2017 April 1, 2017 Week ending April 8, 2017 April 15, 2017 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 29,595 23,363 4,887 1,163 34,915 7,556 3,501 8,256 17,776 7,914 29,801 23,929 4,839 1,180 34,451 7,802 3,788 8,224 17,891 8,127 29,617 24,261 4,872 1,210 34,218 7,514 3,727 8,215 18,031 8,123 29,810 23,303 4,861 1,223 34,151 7,342 3,743 8,245 17,822 8,172 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,787 7,449 4,703 5,219 15,874 6,557 12,127 22,101 7,440 4,627 5,575 15,818 6,557 12,397 22,157 7,295 4,850 5,639 15,783 6,557 12,059 21,771 7,353 4,888 5,637 15,612 6,557 12,746 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 212,642 103 214,547 103 214,128 103 213,236 103 Other States ....................................... 9,069 8,898 8,712 9,252 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 221,711 103 223,445 103 222,840 103 222,488 103 April 22, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,643 23,285 4,887 1,223 34,679 7,391 3,727 8,241 18,003 8,166 22,022 7,307 4,662 5,727 15,972 6,573 12,208 213,716 102 9,278 222,994 103 April 29, 2017 (1,000 eggs) 29,601 23,322 4,980 1,223 33,924 7,310 3,530 8,248 18,154 7,879 21,926 7,535 4,698 5,676 15,939 6,654 12,566 213,165 103 9,442 222,607 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017 State March 25, 2017 April 1, 2017 Week ending April 8, 2017 April 15, 2017 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,174 23,114 5,181 1,363 26,904 5,714 3,246 6,665 15,055 6,370 21,610 22,871 5,123 1,158 27,769 5,895 3,277 6,527 15,270 6,365 21,877 23,540 5,312 1,111 27,715 5,879 3,329 6,438 15,317 5,105 21,594 21,834 5,447 1,180 27,658 6,194 3,028 5,596 15,230 6,378 April 22, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 22,427 22,587 5,551 1,391 26,422 6,166 3,320 6,299 15,271 5,336 April 29, 2017 (1,000 chicks) 21,696 22,373 6,018 1,429 27,217 6,118 3,267 5,537 15,399 5,647 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,303 3,512 3,826 5,019 13,251 5,610 11,302 16,828 3,443 3,838 4,576 13,185 5,727 11,001 15,956 2,994 3,763 6,085 13,172 5,671 10,857 16,871 3,750 3,745 5,202 13,058 5,971 10,505 17,200 4,354 3,638 5,261 13,036 5,596 10,619 17,433 4,443 3,765 4,693 13,178 5,573 10,919 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 174,609 102 174,463 101 174,121 101 173,241 102 174,474 102 174,705 102 Other States ....................................... 7,231 6,889 7,393 7,288 7,183 6,732 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 181,840 102 181,352 101 181,514 101 180,529 102 181,657 102 181,437 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 3, 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