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