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