Southern region broiler hatchery news release [June 21, 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 21, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 224 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 17, 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 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017

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

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

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

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

June 10, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,251 1,225
35,259 5,766

June 17, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,589 1,222
35,037 5,599

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 101
91

19 State total ......

214,597

215,553

215,630

215,378

216,828

214,294

103

United States ......

223,487

225,121

224,943

224,706

226,310

223,703

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 21, 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 13, 2017

May 20, 2017

May 27, 2017

Week ending
June 3, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

21,828 1,323
27,966 4,879

June 10, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,067 1,319
29,044 5,305

June 17, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,166 1,360
27,350 5,974

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 112
97 115

19 State total ......

174,927

173,478

175,277

174,691

175,397

176,006

101

United States ......

182,065

180,558

182,634

181,599

183,041

183,094

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 21, 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 13, 2017

May 20, 2017

Week ending

May 27, 2017

June 3, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 8,455

30,119 23,261
5,045 1,224 35,015 7,673 3,606 8,253 18,103 8,452

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

22,320 7,362 4,636 5,640
16,135 6,587
12,491

22,467 7,140 4,589 5,866
16,210 6,535
12,157

22,048 7,401 4,722 5,710
16,251 6,585
12,189

21,360 7,686 4,694 5,723
16,163 6,556
12,445

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

214,597 103

215,553 102

215,630 102

215,378 102

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

8,890

9,568

9,313

9,328

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

223,487 103

225,121 102

224,943 102

224,706 102

June 10, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,251 23,843
5,071 1,225 35,259 7,619 3,531 8,224 18,208 8,370
22,363 7,318 4,692 5,766
16,227 6,562
12,299
216,828 102
9,482
226,310 103

June 17, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,589 22,549
4,987 1,222 35,037 7,379 3,712 8,256 17,843 8,404
22,426 7,517 4,677 5,599
16,300 6,548
12,249
214,294 103
9,409
223,703 103

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

State

May 13, 2017

May 20, 2017

Week ending

May 27, 2017

June 3, 2017

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

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

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

21,828 23,350
4,979 1,323 27,966 5,858 3,231 7,075 15,345 5,877

June 10, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,067 20,333
5,028 1,319 29,044 5,611 3,123 6,713 15,443 6,665

June 17, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,166 22,325
4,691 1,360 27,350 5,543 3,188 6,807 15,438 5,382

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

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
11,165

17,216 3,061 3,660 4,879
12,973 5,692
10,378

16,728 4,909 3,673 5,305
13,328 5,312
10,796

16,613 4,443 3,625 5,974
13,297 5,822
11,982

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

174,927 102

173,478 101

175,277 101

174,691 102

175,397 101

176,006 101

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

7,138

7,080

7,357

6,908

7,644

7,088

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

182,065 102

180,558 101

182,634 102

181,599 101

183,041 101

183,094 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 21, 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