Southern region broiler hatchery news release [July 12, 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

July 12, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 226 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 8, 2017. This is up 4 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 182 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....

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)
29,736 1,222
35,007 5,599

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

July 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,211 1,224
34,564 5,773

July 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,696 1,190
34,999 5,706

Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 97
101 103

19 State total ......

215,140

217,366

214,445

214,863

214,226

216,619

103

United States ......

224,566

227,122

224,161

224,500

223,660

226,271

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 12, 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

June 3, 2017

June 10, 2017

June 17, 2017

Week ending
June 24, 2017

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

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

21,828 1,320
27,962 4,878

22,067 1,321
29,041 5,306

22,489 1,358
27,430 5,974

22,301 1,491
28,307 4,400

July 1, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,309 1,323
27,558 5,356

July 8, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,640 1,352
27,224 5,343

Percent of previous year
(percent)
108 91 97 95

19 State total ......

174,622

175,349

176,422

175,823

176,786

175,084

102

United States ......

181,540

183,004

183,599

183,057

184,384

182,452

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 12, 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

June 3, 2017

June 10, 2017

Week ending

June 17, 2017

June 24, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

29,736 22,740
4,987 1,222 35,007 7,379 3,712 8,256 17,541 8,404

30,039 22,893
4,962 1,224 35,229 7,806 3,424 8,231 17,552 8,409

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

21,360 7,686 4,511 5,723
16,163 6,556
12,203

22,498 7,318 4,560 5,766
16,227 6,562
12,834

22,423 7,517 4,871 5,599
15,982 6,548
12,521

22,025 7,551 4,831 5,712
16,392 6,555
12,028

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

215,140 102

217,366 103

214,445 103

214,863 102

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

9,426

9,756

9,716

9,637

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

224,566 102

227,122 103

224,161 103

224,500 103

July 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,211 22,259
5,029 1,224 34,564 7,620 3,697 8,110 17,982 8,280
21,826 7,616 4,783 5,773
16,330 6,536
12,386
214,226 103
9,434
223,660 104

July 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,696 23,248
4,957 1,190 34,999 7,731 3,712 8,226 17,829 8,013
22,367 7,504 4,727 5,706
16,521 6,549
12,644
216,619 103
9,652
226,271 104

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

State

June 3, 2017

June 10, 2017

Week ending

June 17, 2017

June 24, 2017

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

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

21,828 23,348
4,979 1,320 27,962 5,859 3,231 7,075 15,345 5,872

22,067 20,333
5,028 1,321 29,041 5,612 3,122 6,715 15,443 6,666

22,489 22,133
4,691 1,358 27,430 5,542 3,187 6,803 15,400 5,386

22,301 22,641
5,045 1,491 28,307 6,574 3,166 6,421 15,288 5,927

July 1, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,309 21,315
6,873 1,323 27,558 6,405 3,034 4,726 15,369 5,657

July 8, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,640 21,878
5,397 1,352 27,224 6,077 3,154 6,309 14,673 5,690

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

17,216 3,061 3,707 4,878
12,969 5,692
10,280

16,728 4,909 3,718 5,306
13,327 5,313
10,700

16,581 4,656 3,662 5,974
13,272 5,750
12,108

17,193 3,886 3,720 4,400
13,248 5,967
10,248

17,579 5,453 3,703 5,356
13,208 5,842
11,076

17,993 4,174 3,888 5,343
13,073 5,736
10,483

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

174,622 101

175,349 101

176,422 101

175,823 102

176,786 101

175,084 102

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

6,918

7,655

7,177

7,234

7,598

7,368

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

181,540 101

183,004 101

183,599 101

183,057 102

184,384 102

182,452 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 12, 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