Southern region broiler hatchery news release [June 7, 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 7, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 225 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 3, 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 181 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....

April 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,470 1,223
33,924 5,681

May 6, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,617 1,224
34,576 5,708

May 13, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,565 1,225
34,827 5,650

Week ending
May 20, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,870 1,224
34,958 5,877

May 27, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,156 1,225
35,125 5,722

June 3, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,119 1,224
34,984 5,740

Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 100 101
93

19 State total ......

212,218

213,882

214,061

215,473

215,245

215,293

102

United States ......

221,664

223,408

222,932

224,968

224,542

224,568

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 7, 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

April 29, 2017

May 6, 2017

May 13, 2017

Week ending
May 20, 2017

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

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

21,713 1,427
27,216 4,734

22,386 1,191
27,228 4,502

21,203 1,344
29,331 4,529

21,890 1,320
27,219 5,207

May 27, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,394 1,253
27,311 5,322

June 3, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,131 1,323
27,880 4,888

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 124 102 126

19 State total ......

174,880

173,471

174,919

173,473

175,268

174,360

101

United States ......

181,656

180,474

182,053

180,531

182,591

181,261

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 7, 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

April 29, 2017

May 6, 2017

Week ending

May 13, 2017

May 20, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,470 23,322
4,980 1,223 33,924 7,310 3,530 8,261 18,154 7,879

29,617 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 34,827 7,421 3,591 8,188 18,029 7,897

29,870 23,635
5,009 1,224 34,958 7,483 3,592 8,256 18,134 8,238

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

21,948 7,535 4,761 5,681
15,939 6,660
11,641

22,199 7,511 4,545 5,708
16,006 6,557
12,007

22,320 7,362 4,441 5,650
16,135 6,587
12,201

22,477 7,140 4,589 5,877
16,210 6,535
12,246

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

212,218 102

213,882 102

214,061 102

215,473 102

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

9,446

9,526

8,871

9,495

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

221,664 102

223,408 103

222,932 102

224,968 102

May 27, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,156 23,132
5,026 1,225 35,125 7,561 3,606 8,244 18,164 8,020
22,082 7,401 4,722 5,722
16,251 6,585
12,223
215,245 102
9,297
224,542 102

June 3, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,119 23,222
5,045 1,224 34,984 7,673 3,606 8,253 18,103 8,452
21,280 7,759 4,632 5,740
16,163 6,587
12,451
215,293 102
9,275
224,568 102

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

State

April 29, 2017

May 6, 2017

Week ending

May 13, 2017

May 20, 2017

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

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

21,713 21,886
6,223 1,427 27,216 6,119 3,267 5,433 15,399 5,646

22,386 20,508
6,166 1,191 27,228 6,433 3,273 5,467 14,880 5,689

21,203 21,384
5,957 1,344 29,331 6,115 3,294 5,586 15,046 6,331

21,890 20,964
5,141 1,320 27,219 5,905 3,175 6,952 15,454 5,697

May 27, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,394 23,382
6,124 1,253 27,311 5,504 3,275 5,727 15,312 5,870

June 3, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,131 22,852
5,506 1,323 27,880 5,857 3,231 6,522 15,013 5,749

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

17,455 4,938 3,718 4,734
13,181 5,487
11,038

17,672 5,114 3,862 4,502
12,950 5,845
10,305

17,167 3,896 3,760 4,529
13,336 5,762
10,878

16,760 5,046 3,663 5,207
13,191 5,739
10,150

17,322 3,000 3,737 5,322
12,981 5,540
11,214

17,276 3,562 3,499 4,888
13,115 5,729
10,227

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

174,880 102

173,471 102

174,919 102

173,473 101

175,268 101

174,360 101

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

6,776

7,003

7,134

7,058

7,323

6,901

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

181,656 102

180,474 102

182,053 102

180,531 101

182,591 102

181,261 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 7, 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