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 26, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 227 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 22, 2017. This is up 5 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 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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
July 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,307 1,224
34,564 5,773
Week ending
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
July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,340 1,192
35,143 5,803
Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 97
101 104
19 State total ......
214,487
214,970
214,342
216,539
216,938
217,298
104
United States ......
224,203
224,627
223,760
226,219
226,095
226,849
105
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 26, 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 17, 2017
June 24, 2017
July 1, 2017
Week ending
July 8, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,366 1,358
27,430 5,974
22,301 1,491
28,307 4,400
22,443 1,323
27,556 5,357
22,613 1,352
27,211 5,292
July 15, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,758 1,347
27,933 5,469
July 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,727 1,612
27,858 4,203
Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 101 100
84
19 State total ......
176,299
175,856
176,995
175,082
174,869
174,544
103
United States ......
183,476
183,090
184,547
182,511
182,410
182,187
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 26, 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 17, 2017
June 24, 2017
Week ending
July 1, 2017
July 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
30,765 23,248
4,955 1,190 34,999 7,731 3,712 8,226 17,829 8,013
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
21,743 7,616 4,968 5,773
16,330 6,536
12,303
22,143 7,504 4,804 5,706
16,521 6,549
12,644
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
214,487 103
214,970 103
214,342 103
216,539 103
Other States .......................................
9,716
9,657
9,418
9,680
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
224,203 103
224,627 103
223,760 104
226,219 104
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 4,887 5,823
16,623 6,558
12,433
216,938 103
9,157
226,095 104
July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,340 23,459
4,974 1,192 35,143 7,767 3,712 8,229 17,855 8,526
22,198 7,590 4,824 5,803
16,726 6,524
12,436
217,298 104
9,551
226,849 105
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
June 17, 2017
June 24, 2017
Week ending
July 1, 2017
July 8, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 27,556 6,407 3,034 4,755 15,369 5,657
22,613 21,868
6,101 1,352 27,211 6,078 3,154 5,371 14,673 5,690
July 15, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,758 21,726
5,808 1,347 27,933 6,297 2,929 5,843 14,762 5,935
July 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,727 21,072
5,976 1,612 27,858 6,190 3,217 5,677 15,046 6,134
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
17,670 5,453 3,752 5,357
13,209 5,884
11,048
18,207 4,174 3,901 5,292
13,068 5,846
10,483
16,587 4,193 3,905 5,469
13,487 5,854
10,036
17,130 4,198 3,965 4,203
13,500 5,353
10,686
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
176,299 101
175,856 102
176,995 101
175,082 102
174,869 101
174,544 103
Other States .......................................
7,177
7,234
7,552
7,429
7,541
7,643
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
183,476 101
183,090 102
184,547 102
182,511 102
182,410 102
182,187 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 26, 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