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