Southern region broiler hatchery news release [July 19, 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 19, 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 15, 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 10, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,407 1,225
35,259 5,766

June 17, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,778 1,222
35,007 5,599

June 24, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,199 1,224
35,229 5,712

Week ending
July 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,307 1,224
34,564 5,773

July 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,765 1,190
34,999 5,706

July 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,266 1,120
35,500 5,823

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 91
102 112

19 State total ......

217,522

214,487

214,970

214,285

216,510

216,927

103

United States ......

227,278

224,203

224,617

223,703

226,190

226,340

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 19, 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 10, 2017

June 17, 2017

June 24, 2017

Week ending
July 1, 2017

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

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

22,159 1,321
29,041 5,306

22,366 1,358
27,430 5,974

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

22,443 1,323
27,558 5,356

July 8, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,613 1,352
27,224 5,291

July 15, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,758 1,347
27,934 5,469

Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 100
96 94

19 State total ......

175,441

176,299

175,856

176,935

175,071

174,889

101

United States ......

183,096

183,476

183,090

184,479

182,499

182,380

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 19, 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 10, 2017

June 17, 2017

Week ending

June 24, 2017

July 1, 2017

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

30,407 23,843
5,071 1,225 35,259 7,619 3,531 8,224 18,208 8,370

29,778 22,740
4,987 1,222 35,007 7,379 3,712 8,256 17,541 8,404

30,199 22,893
4,962 1,224 35,229 7,806 3,424 8,231 17,552 8,409

30,307 22,259
5,029 1,224 34,564 7,620 3,697 8,111 17,982 8,280

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

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

21,972 7,551 4,831 5,712
16,392 6,555
12,028

21,748 7,616 4,823 5,773
16,330 6,536
12,386

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

217,522 103

214,487 103

214,970 103

214,285 103

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

9,756

9,716

9,647

9,418

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

227,278 103

224,203 103

224,617 103

223,703 104

July 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,765 23,248
4,955 1,190 34,999 7,731 3,712 8,226 17,829 8,013
22,143 7,504 4,775 5,706
16,521 6,549
12,644
216,510 103
9,680
226,190 104

July 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,266 23,183
4,962 1,120 35,500 7,795 3,727 8,228 18,038 8,528
21,755 7,512 4,850 5,823
16,623 6,584
12,433
216,927 103
9,413
226,340 104

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

State

June 10, 2017

June 17, 2017

Week ending

June 24, 2017

July 1, 2017

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

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

22,159 20,333
5,028 1,321 29,041 5,612 3,122 6,715 15,443 6,666

22,366 22,133
4,691 1,358 27,430 5,542 3,187 6,803 15,400 5,386

22,301 22,641
5,203 1,491 28,307 6,574 3,166 6,098 15,288 5,927

22,443 21,315
6,763 1,323 27,558 6,405 3,034 4,755 15,369 5,657

July 8, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,613 21,878
6,101 1,352 27,224 6,077 3,154 5,371 14,673 5,690

July 15, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,758 21,738
5,808 1,347 27,934 6,296 2,929 5,843 14,762 5,938

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

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

17,218 3,886 3,720 4,400
13,248 6,140
10,248

17,671 5,453 3,693 5,356
13,208 5,884
11,048

18,188 4,174 3,883 5,291
13,073 5,846
10,483

16,605 4,193 3,886 5,469
13,494 5,790
10,099

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

175,441 101

176,299 101

175,856 102

176,935 101

175,071 102

174,889 101

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

7,655

7,177

7,234

7,544

7,428

7,491

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

183,096 101

183,476 101

183,090 102

184,479 102

182,499 102

182,380 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 19, 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