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
August 16, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 224 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 12, 2017. This is up 3 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 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
July 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,765 1,190
34,999 5,706
July 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,349 1,120
35,500 5,823
July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,548 1,192
35,143 5,803
Week ending
July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,096 1,224
34,537 5,513
August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,411 1,213
35,139 5,701
August 12, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,384 1,225
35,022 5,660
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 102
98
19 State total ......
216,405
216,764
217,308
216,680
217,579
214,412
102
United States ......
226,045
225,901
226,844
226,238
227,184
223,956
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 16, 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
July 8, 2017
July 15, 2017
July 22, 2017
Week ending
July 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,621 1,351
27,207 5,291
22,768 1,348
27,929 5,468
22,807 1,612
27,836 4,174
22,450 1,238
28,317 5,216
August 5, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,148 1,273
28,128 4,881
August 12, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,198 1,261
28,030 4,480
Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 80
103 87
19 State total ......
174,904
174,956
174,646
175,988
176,228
176,752
103
United States ......
182,303
182,477
182,305
183,748
183,335
184,182
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 16, 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
July 8, 2017
July 15, 2017
Week ending
July 22, 2017
July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
30,765 23,248
4,955 1,190 34,999 7,731 3,712 8,226 18,072 8,013
30,349 23,181
4,962 1,120 35,500 7,795 3,727 8,228 18,038 8,528
30,548 23,459
5,029 1,192 35,143 7,767 3,712 8,229 17,855 8,526
30,096 23,781
4,988 1,224 34,537 7,638 3,712 8,210 18,037 8,562
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
22,123 7,504 4,738 5,706
16,521 6,549
12,353
21,668 7,512 4,913 5,823
16,623 6,558
12,239
22,085 7,590 4,864 5,803
16,726 6,524
12,256
22,534 7,467 4,850 5,513
16,762 6,533
12,236
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
216,405 103
216,764 103
217,308 104
216,680 105
Other States .......................................
9,640
9,137
9,536
9,558
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
226,045 103
225,901 104
226,844 105
226,238 105
August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,411 23,900
5,069 1,213 35,139 7,892 3,788 8,229 17,448 8,585
22,531 7,368 4,786 5,701
16,632 6,456
12,431
217,579 105
9,605
227,184 105
August 12, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,384 23,497
5,086 1,225 35,022 7,732 2,532 8,225 17,736 8,452
22,354 7,396 4,830 5,660
16,254 6,432
11,595
214,412 102
9,544
223,956 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
July 8, 2017
July 15, 2017
Week ending
July 22, 2017
July 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,621 21,868
6,101 1,351 27,207 6,076 3,154 5,367 14,673 5,690
22,768 21,433
5,808 1,348 27,929 6,297 2,929 5,838 14,804 6,193
22,807 21,041
6,068 1,612 27,836 6,188 3,217 5,634 15,144 6,142
22,450 22,241
5,385 1,238 28,317 6,098 3,261 6,375 15,375 5,851
August 5, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,148 21,516
5,938 1,273 28,128 6,145 3,263 5,667 15,301 6,415
August 12, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,198 21,908
5,359 1,261 28,030 6,368 3,219 6,681 15,204 5,866
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
18,205 4,174 3,926 5,291
13,069 5,873
10,258
16,638 4,193 3,952 5,468
13,487 5,907
9,964
17,165 4,219 3,972 4,174
13,501 5,375
10,551
16,939 3,540 3,821 5,216
13,674 5,181
11,026
17,152 4,310 3,920 4,881
13,514 5,999
10,658
17,640 4,777 3,943 4,480
13,594 5,227
9,997
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,904 102
174,956 101
174,646 103
175,988 101
176,228 102
176,752 103
Other States .......................................
7,399
7,521
7,659
7,760
7,107
7,430
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
182,303 102
182,477 102
182,305 103
183,748 102
183,335 102
184,182 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 16, 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