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