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
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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