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 2, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 226 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 29, 2017. This is up 5 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 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
June 24, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,199 1,224
35,229 5,712
July 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,307 1,224
34,564 5,773
July 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,765 1,190
34,999 5,706
Week ending
July 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,266 1,120
35,500 5,823
July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,421 1,192
35,143 5,803
July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,923 1,224
34,537 5,513
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 102 107
19 State total ......
214,866
214,144
216,628
216,770
217,249
216,480
105
United States ......
224,523
223,562
226,268
225,927
226,800
225,924
105
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 2, 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
June 24, 2017
July 1, 2017
July 8, 2017
Week ending
July 15, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,301 1,491
28,307 4,400
22,443 1,323
27,556 5,357
22,613 1,352
27,211 5,292
22,758 1,347
27,933 5,469
July 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,721 1,612
27,840 4,175
July 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,519 1,238
28,333 5,218
Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 100 102 105
19 State total ......
175,856
176,995
174,900
174,884
174,518
176,210
102
United States ......
183,090
184,547
182,317
182,422
182,157
183,971
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 2, 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
June 24, 2017
July 1, 2017
Week ending
July 8, 2017
July 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
30,199 22,893
4,962 1,224 35,229 7,806 3,424 8,231 17,552 8,409
30,307 22,259
5,029 1,224 34,564 7,620 3,697 8,111 17,982 8,280
30,765 23,248
4,955 1,190 34,999 7,731 3,712 8,226 18,072 8,013
30,266 23,183
4,962 1,120 35,500 7,795 3,727 8,228 18,038 8,528
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,972 7,551 4,831 5,712
16,392 6,555
11,924
21,743 7,616 4,968 5,773
16,330 6,536
12,105
22,123 7,504 4,822 5,706
16,521 6,549
12,492
21,673 7,512 4,890 5,823
16,623 6,558
12,344
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
214,866 102
214,144 103
216,628 103
216,770 103
Other States .......................................
9,657
9,418
9,640
9,157
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
224,523 103
223,562 104
226,268 104
225,927 104
July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,421 23,459
5,029 1,192 35,143 7,767 3,712 8,229 17,855 8,526
22,085 7,590 4,830 5,803
16,726 6,524
12,358
217,249 104
9,551
226,800 104
July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
29,923 23,829
4,988 1,224 34,537 7,727 3,712 8,209 17,869 8,562
22,628 7,467 4,898 5,513
16,540 6,533
12,321
216,480 105
9,444
225,924 105
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
June 24, 2017
July 1, 2017
Week ending
July 8, 2017
July 15, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,301 22,641
5,203 1,491 28,307 6,574 3,166 6,098 15,288 5,927
22,443 21,315
6,763 1,323 27,556 6,407 3,034 4,755 15,369 5,657
22,613 21,868
6,101 1,352 27,211 6,078 3,154 5,368 14,673 5,690
22,758 21,726
5,808 1,347 27,933 6,297 2,929 5,842 14,762 5,934
July 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,721 21,068
5,768 1,612 27,840 6,190 3,217 5,921 15,095 6,142
July 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,519 21,311
5,529 1,238 28,333 6,099 3,260 6,257 15,238 5,855
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,218 3,886 3,720 4,400
13,248 6,140
10,248
17,670 5,453 3,752 5,357
13,209 5,884
11,048
18,207 4,174 3,919 5,292
13,068 5,874
10,258
16,639 4,193 3,909 5,469
13,487 5,860
9,991
17,167 4,198 3,972 4,175
13,501 5,360
10,571
16,952 4,575 3,847 5,218
13,719 5,083
11,177
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
175,856 102
176,995 101
174,900 102
174,884 101
174,518 103
176,210 102
Other States .......................................
7,234
7,552
7,417
7,538
7,639
7,761
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
183,090 102
184,547 102
182,317 102
182,422 102
182,157 103
183,971 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 2, 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