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