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
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August 30, 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 26, 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 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
August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,352 1,213
35,139 5,775
Week ending
August 12, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,472 1,225
35,022 5,660
August 19, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,240 1,225
34,870 5,508
August 26, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,351 1,225
34,973 5,744
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 102 103
19 State total ......
217,288
216,881
217,710
214,210
215,892
214,728
103
United States ......
226,824
226,414
227,028
223,644
225,466
224,131
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 30, 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 22, 2017
July 29, 2017
August 5, 2017
Week ending
August 12, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,807 1,612
27,836 4,171
22,450 1,238
28,314 5,202
22,155 1,273
28,124 4,881
23,183 1,261
28,030 4,471
August 19, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,566 1,342
27,743 4,821
August 26, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,680 1,326
28,903 4,109
Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 93 105 77
19 State total ......
174,643
176,096
176,309
176,868
176,639
176,907
103
United States ......
182,302
183,837
183,373
184,235
184,011
184,062
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 30, 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 22, 2017
July 29, 2017
Week ending
August 5, 2017
August 12, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
30,352 23,900
5,069 1,213 35,139 7,892 3,788 8,229 17,448 8,585
30,472 23,527
5,115 1,225 35,022 7,732 2,532 8,225 17,736 8,452
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
22,521 7,368 4,957 5,775
16,632 6,456
12,386
22,385 7,396 4,450 5,660
16,254 6,432
11,595
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
217,288 104
216,881 105
217,710 105
214,210 102
Other States .......................................
9,536
9,533
9,318
9,434
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
226,824 105
226,414 105
227,028 105
223,644 103
August 19, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,240 23,810
5,118 1,225 34,870 7,858 3,424 8,226 17,676 8,315
22,176 7,907 4,565 5,508
15,809 6,573
12,592
215,892 104
9,574
225,466 105
August 26, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,351 23,707
5,001 1,225 34,973 7,782 3,772 8,225 17,844 8,298
21,465 7,308 4,774 5,744
15,935 6,456
11,868
214,728 103
9,403
224,131 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
July 22, 2017
July 29, 2017
Week ending
August 5, 2017
August 12, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 21,515
5,938 1,273 28,124 6,145 3,263 5,666 15,301 6,416
23,183 21,924
5,602 1,261 28,030 6,368 3,219 6,427 15,235 5,864
August 19, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,566 22,720
6,130 1,342 27,743 5,846 3,224 5,844 15,182 6,037
August 26, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
21,680 21,500
5,227 1,326 28,903 5,711 3,271 6,266 14,450 5,972
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 4,017 4,881
13,517 5,916
10,720
17,570 4,777 4,001 4,471
13,594 5,345
9,997
17,588 3,796 4,009 4,821
13,899 5,356
10,536
17,995 5,398 3,832 4,109
13,703 5,853
11,711
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,643 103
176,096 102
176,309 102
176,868 103
176,639 104
176,907 103
Other States .......................................
7,659
7,741
7,064
7,367
7,372
7,155
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
182,302 103
183,837 102
183,373 102
184,235 103
184,011 104
184,062 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 30, 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