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