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 23, 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 August 19, 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 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2017
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
July 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,349 1,120
35,500 5,836
July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,548 1,192
35,143 5,791
July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,096 1,224
34,537 5,570
Week ending
August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,411 1,213
35,139 5,775
August 12, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,472 1,225
35,022 5,660
August 19, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,284 1,225
34,870 5,508
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 101
96
19 State total ......
216,777
217,288
216,881
217,835
214,204
216,165
104
United States ......
225,914
226,824
226,414
227,440
223,563
225,612
105
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 23, 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 15, 2017
July 22, 2017
July 29, 2017
Week ending
August 5, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,768 1,348
27,929 5,465
22,807 1,612
27,836 4,171
22,450 1,238
28,314 5,202
22,155 1,273
28,124 4,881
August 12, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,198 1,261
28,035 4,471
August 19, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,539 1,342
27,740 4,821
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 87
103 86
19 State total ......
174,953
174,643
176,096
176,275
176,801
176,450
104
United States ......
182,474
182,302
183,837
183,379
184,186
183,859
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 23, 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 15, 2017
July 22, 2017
Week ending
July 29, 2017
August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
5,069 1,224 34,537 7,638 3,712 8,210 18,037 8,562
30,411 23,900
5,069 1,213 35,139 7,892 3,788 8,229 17,448 8,585
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,668 7,512 4,913 5,836
16,623 6,558
12,239
22,077 7,590 4,864 5,791
16,726 6,524
12,256
22,457 7,467 5,035 5,570
16,762 6,533
12,191
22,531 7,368 4,968 5,775
16,632 6,456
12,431
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
216,777 103
217,288 104
216,881 105
217,835 105
Other States .......................................
9,137
9,536
9,533
9,605
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
225,914 104
226,824 105
226,414 105
227,440 105
August 12, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,472 23,497
5,115 1,225 35,022 7,732 2,532 8,225 17,736 8,452
22,385 7,396 4,474 5,660
16,254 6,432
11,595
214,204 102
9,359
223,563 103
August 19, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,284 23,810
5,128 1,225 34,870 7,858 3,424 8,226 17,676 8,315
22,176 7,907 4,784 5,508
15,809 6,573
12,592
216,165 104
9,447
225,612 105
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
July 15, 2017
July 22, 2017
Week ending
July 29, 2017
August 5, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
4,909 1,238 28,314 6,098 3,261 6,968 15,375 5,851
22,155 21,516
5,938 1,273 28,124 6,145 3,263 5,666 15,301 6,415
August 12, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
23,183 21,904
5,602 1,261 28,035 6,368 3,219 6,427 15,235 5,864
August 19, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,539 22,727
5,590 1,342 27,740 5,846 3,224 6,142 15,182 6,037
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,638 4,193 3,952 5,465
13,487 5,907
9,964
17,165 4,219 3,972 4,171
13,501 5,375
10,551
16,940 3,540 3,832 5,202
13,674 5,178
11,025
17,152 4,310 3,967 4,881
13,514 5,998
10,657
17,570 4,777 3,948 4,471
13,594 5,346
9,997
17,588 3,796 4,018 4,821
13,904 5,418
10,536
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,953 101
174,643 103
176,096 102
176,275 102
176,801 103
176,450 104
Other States .......................................
7,521
7,659
7,741
7,104
7,385
7,409
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
182,474 102
182,302 103
183,837 102
183,379 102
184,186 103
183,859 104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 23, 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