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