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