Southern region broiler hatchery news release [June 28, 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 28, 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 24, 2017. This is up 2 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 20, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,060 1,224
34,958 5,866

May 27, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,432 1,225
35,260 5,710

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

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

June 17, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,727 1,222
35,007 5,599

June 24, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,039 1,224
35,229 5,712

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 107 100
89

19 State total ......

215,491

216,169

215,473

216,888

213,851

214,181

102

United States ......

225,059

225,482

224,801

226,370

223,321

223,567

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 28, 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 20, 2017

May 27, 2017

June 3, 2017

Week ending
June 10, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

22,067 1,319
29,044 5,305

June 17, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,405 1,360
27,436 5,974

June 24, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,208 1,493
28,329 4,437

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 123 101
77

19 State total ......

173,405

175,239

174,594

175,300

176,360

176,102

102

United States ......

180,485

182,596

181,502

182,944

183,437

183,258

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 28, 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 20, 2017

May 27, 2017

Week ending

June 3, 2017

June 10, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

30,432 23,132
5,026 1,225 35,260 7,561 3,606 8,244 18,164 8,455

30,119 23,448
5,045 1,224 35,015 7,673 3,606 8,253 18,103 8,452

30,251 23,843
5,071 1,225 35,259 7,619 3,531 8,224 18,208 8,370

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

22,467 7,140 4,589 5,866
16,210 6,535
12,095

22,048 7,401 4,722 5,710
16,251 6,585
12,347

21,360 7,686 4,694 5,723
16,163 6,556
12,353

22,363 7,318 4,692 5,766
16,227 6,562
12,359

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

215,491 102

216,169 102

215,473 102

216,888 102

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

9,568

9,313

9,328

9,482

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

225,059 102

225,482 103

224,801 103

226,370 103

June 17, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,727 22,549
4,987 1,222 35,007 7,379 3,712 8,256 17,541 8,404
22,437 7,517 4,721 5,599
15,982 6,548
12,263
213,851 102
9,470
223,321 103

June 24, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,039 22,893
4,991 1,224 35,229 7,806 3,424 8,260 17,552 8,409
21,617 7,551 4,787 5,712
16,270 6,555
11,862
214,181 102
9,386
223,567 102

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

State

May 20, 2017

May 27, 2017

Week ending

June 3, 2017

June 10, 2017

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

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

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

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)
22,405 22,131
4,691 1,360 27,436 5,543 3,188 6,807 15,432 5,382

June 24, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,208 22,655
5,457 1,493 28,329 6,573 3,166 6,141 15,351 5,922

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

16,760 5,046 3,663 5,217
13,191 5,718
10,077

17,322 3,000 3,737 5,348
12,981 5,653
11,127

17,216 3,061 3,660 4,879
12,973 5,692
10,281

16,728 4,909 3,673 5,305
13,328 5,312
10,699

16,576 4,657 3,632 5,974
13,275 5,822
12,049

17,145 3,887 3,744 4,437
13,267 5,938
10,389

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

173,405 101

175,239 101

174,594 101

175,300 101

176,360 101

176,102 102

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

7,080

7,357

6,908

7,644

7,077

7,156

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

180,485 101

182,596 102

181,502 101

182,944 101

183,437 101

183,258 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 28, 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