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