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