Southern region broiler hatchery news release [July 6, 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 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