Southern region broiler hatchery news release [June 14, 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

June 14, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 226 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 14, 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 183 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....

May 6, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,646 1,224
34,576 5,722

May 13, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,565 1,225
34,888 5,640

May 20, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,060 1,224
34,958 5,866

Week ending
May 27, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,156 1,225
35,155 5,710

June 3, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,119 1,224
35,015 5,723

June 10, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,221 1,225
35,259 5,766

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 100 101
93

19 State total ......

213,925

214,307

215,642

215,263

215,379

216,808

102

United States ......

223,491

223,197

225,210

224,626

224,707

226,256

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 14, 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

May 6, 2017

May 13, 2017

May 20, 2017

Week ending
May 27, 2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

22,082 1,191
27,228 4,498

20,973 1,344
29,331 4,547

21,890 1,320
27,219 5,217

22,126 1,253
27,338 5,348

June 3, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,828 1,323
27,966 4,879

June 10, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,099 1,319
29,044 5,305

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 96
107 97

19 State total ......

173,451

174,927

173,478

175,326

174,570

175,681

101

United States ......

180,474

182,065

180,558

182,683

181,478

183,349

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 14, 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

May 6, 2017

May 13, 2017

Week ending

May 20, 2017

May 27, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

29,646 23,811
4,825 1,224 34,576 7,215 3,637 8,225 18,303 7,916

29,565 23,867
4,755 1,225 34,888 7,421 3,591 8,188 18,029 7,897

30,060 23,635
5,009 1,224 34,958 7,483 3,592 8,256 18,134 8,238

30,156 23,132
5,026 1,225 35,155 7,561 3,606 8,244 18,164 8,020

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

22,199 7,511 4,545 5,722
16,006 6,557
12,007

22,320 7,362 4,636 5,640
16,135 6,587
12,201

22,467 7,140 4,589 5,866
16,210 6,535
12,246

22,082 7,401 4,722 5,710
16,251 6,585
12,223

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

213,925 102

214,307 102

215,642 102

215,263 102

Other States .......................................

9,566

8,890

9,568

9,363

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

223,491 103

223,197 103

225,210 102

224,626 102

June 3, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,119 23,261
5,045 1,224 35,015 7,673 3,606 8,253 18,103 8,452
21,280 7,759 4,694 5,723
16,163 6,556
12,453
215,379 102
9,328
224,707 102

June 10, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,221 23,584
5,071 1,225 35,259 7,619 3,531 8,224 18,344 8,370
22,385 7,493 4,625 5,766
16,227 6,562
12,302
216,808 102
9,448
226,256 103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017

State

May 6, 2017

May 13, 2017

Week ending

May 20, 2017

May 27, 2017

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

22,082 20,508
6,166 1,191 27,228 6,433 3,273 5,467 15,168 5,689

20,973 21,384
5,957 1,344 29,331 6,115 3,294 5,586 15,266 6,331

21,890 20,964
4,788 1,320 27,219 5,905 3,175 7,321 15,454 5,697

22,126 23,382
5,523 1,253 27,338 5,504 3,275 6,219 15,581 5,870

June 3, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,828 22,769
4,979 1,323 27,966 5,858 3,231 7,075 15,345 5,877

June 10, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,099 19,980
5,276 1,319 29,044 5,606 3,123 6,412 15,404 6,665

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

17,672 5,114 3,862 4,498
12,950 5,845
10,305

17,167 3,896 3,760 4,547
13,336 5,762
10,878

16,760 5,046 3,663 5,217
13,191 5,718
10,150

17,322 3,000 3,737 5,348
12,981 5,653
11,214

17,254 3,606 3,660 4,879
12,973 5,692
10,255

16,809 5,306 3,713 5,305
13,334 5,394
10,892

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

173,451 102

174,927 102

173,478 101

175,326 101

174,570 101

175,681 101

Other States .......................................

7,003

7,138

7,080

7,357

6,908

7,668

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

180,454 102

182,065 102

180,558 101

182,683 102

181,478 101

183,349 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 14, 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