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 9, 2017
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 227 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 5, 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 183 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....
July 1, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,433 1,224
34,564 5,773
July 8, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,765 1,190
34,999 5,706
July 15, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,349 1,120
35,500 5,823
Week ending
July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,548 1,192
35,143 5,803
July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,096 1,224
34,537 5,513
August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,426 1,213
35,139 5,701
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 99
101 104
19 State total ......
214,270
216,405
216,759
217,355
216,769
217,812
105
United States ......
223,688
226,045
225,896
226,906
226,327
227,419
105
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 9, 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 1, 2017
July 8, 2017
July 15, 2017
Week ending
July 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,437 1,323
27,556 5,357
22,621 1,351
27,207 5,291
22,768 1,348
27,929 5,468
22,807 1,612
27,836 4,174
July 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,450 1,238
28,317 5,216
August 5, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,139 1,274
28,129 4,903
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 101
99 119
19 State total ......
176,989
174,904
174,923
174,697
175,986
176,337
102
United States ......
184,541
182,303
182,454
182,318
183,740
183,494
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 9, 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 1, 2017
July 8, 2017
Week ending
July 15, 2017
July 22, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
30,433 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
30,349 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
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,743 7,616 4,968 5,773
16,330 6,536
12,105
22,123 7,504 4,738 5,706
16,521 6,549
12,353
21,668 7,512 4,908 5,823
16,623 6,558
12,239
22,085 7,590 4,861 5,803
16,726 6,524
12,306
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
214,270 103
216,405 103
216,759 103
217,355 104
Other States .......................................
9,418
9,640
9,137
9,551
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
223,688 104
226,045 103
225,896 104
226,906 105
July 29, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,096 23,781
4,988 1,224 34,537 7,638 3,712 8,210 18,037 8,562
22,625 7,467 4,848 5,513
16,762 6,533
12,236
216,769 105
9,558
226,327 105
August 5, 2017
(1,000 eggs)
30,426 23,900
5,069 1,213 35,139 7,892 3,788 8,229 17,448 8,585
22,622 7,368 4,864 5,701
16,632 6,505
12,431
217,812 105
9,607
227,419 105
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2017
State
July 1, 2017
July 8, 2017
Week ending
July 15, 2017
July 22, 2017
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,437 21,315
6,763 1,323 27,556 6,407 3,034 4,755 15,369 5,657
22,621 21,868
6,101 1,351 27,207 6,076 3,154 5,367 14,673 5,690
22,768 21,433
5,808 1,348 27,929 6,297 2,929 5,841 14,804 6,193
22,807 21,041
5,768 1,612 27,836 6,188 3,217 5,920 15,144 6,142
July 29, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,450 22,241
5,299 1,238 28,317 6,098 3,261 6,562 15,375 5,851
August 5, 2017
(1,000 chicks)
22,139 21,520
5,756 1,274 28,129 6,152 3,263 5,867 15,301 6,415
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,670 5,453 3,752 5,357
13,209 5,884
11,048
18,205 4,174 3,926 5,291
13,069 5,873
10,258
16,638 4,193 3,937 5,468
13,487 5,858
9,992
17,165 4,219 4,033 4,174
13,501 5,359
10,571
16,917 3,540 3,830 5,216
13,674 5,081
11,036
17,226 4,310 3,921 4,903
13,516 5,974
10,671
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
176,989 101
174,904 102
174,923 101
174,697 103
175,986 101
176,337 102
Other States .......................................
7,552
7,399
7,531
7,621
7,754
7,157
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
184,541 102
182,303 102
182,454 102
182,318 103
183,740 102
183,494 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 9, 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