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
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July 6, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 223 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 1, 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 184 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
May 27, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,432 1,225
35,260 5,710
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
Week ending
June 17, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,727 1,222
35,007 5,599
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
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 101 103
19 State total ......
216,169
215,140
216,814
213,963
214,615
214,075
103
United States ......
225,482
224,566
226,535
223,714
224,177
223,448
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 6, 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
May 27, 2017
June 3, 2017
June 10, 2017
Week ending
June 17, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,126 1,253
27,338 5,348
21,828 1,320
27,962 4,878
22,067 1,321
29,041 5,306
22,405 1,358
27,430 5,974
June 24, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,208 1,491
28,307 4,400
July 1, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,236 1,323
27,558 5,356
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 110
99 92
19 State total ......
175,239
174,622
175,349
176,370
175,824
176,298
101
United States ......
182,596
181,540
183,004
183,547
183,018
183,854
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 6, 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
May 27, 2017
June 3, 2017
Week ending
June 10, 2017
June 17, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
30,432 23,132
5,026 1,225 35,260 7,561 3,606 8,244 18,164 8,455
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
29,727 22,549
4,987 1,222 35,007 7,379 3,712 8,256 17,541 8,404
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
22,048 7,401 4,722 5,710
16,251 6,585
12,347
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
12,282
22,437 7,517 4,871 5,599
15,982 6,548
12,225
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
216,169 102
215,140 102
216,814 102
213,963 102
Other States .......................................
9,313
9,426
9,721
9,751
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
225,482 103
224,566 102
226,535 103
223,714 103
June 24, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,039 22,893
4,962 1,224 35,229 7,806 3,424 8,231 17,552 8,409
22,025 7,551 4,778 5,712
16,392 6,555
11,833
214,615 102
9,562
224,177 103
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 4,771 5,773
16,330 6,536
12,247
214,075 103
9,373
223,448 104
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
May 27, 2017
June 3, 2017
Week ending
June 10, 2017
June 17, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,126 23,382
5,523 1,253 27,338 5,504 3,275 6,219 15,581 5,870
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 3,123 6,715 15,443 6,665
22,405 22,133
4,691 1,358 27,430 5,542 3,187 6,803 15,432 5,386
June 24, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,208 22,641
5,045 1,491 28,307 6,574 3,166 6,423 15,340 5,927
July 1, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,236 21,315
6,873 1,323 27,558 6,405 3,034 4,726 15,382 5,657
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,322 3,000 3,737 5,348
12,981 5,653
11,127
17,216 3,061 3,707 4,878
12,969 5,692
10,280
16,728 4,909 3,718 5,306
13,328 5,313
10,699
16,581 4,656 3,662 5,974
13,272 5,750
12,108
17,193 3,886 3,774 4,400
13,248 5,924
10,277
17,579 5,453 3,721 5,356
13,208 5,833
10,639
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
175,239 101
174,622 101
175,349 101
176,370 101
175,824 102
176,298 101
Other States .......................................
7,357
6,918
7,655
7,177
7,194
7,556
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
182,596 102
181,540 101
183,004 101
183,547 101
183,018 102
183,854 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 6, 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