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 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