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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October 5, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 1, 2016. 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 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 170 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
August 27, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,795 1,225
34,433 5,602
September 3, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,007 1,225
33,912 4,903
September 10, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,432 1,225
32,551 5,412
Week ending
September 17, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,583 1,225
32,621 5,444
September 24, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,409 1,219
34,161 5,282
October 1, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
27,258 1,223
32,520 5,030
Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 103 101
94
19 State total ......
208,793
204,949
199,233
199,071
205,877
199,565
103
United States ......
217,245
213,656
207,540
206,829
213,406
207,531
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 5, 2016. 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: 2016
State
August 27, 2016
September 3, 2016
September 10, 2016
Week ending
September 17, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,183 1,432
27,529 5,302
21,984 1,435
27,119 4,950
21,906 1,409
27,602 5,670
22,181 1,433
28,058 5,303
September 24, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
19,901 1,750
27,739 4,637
October 1, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,636 1,630
26,256 4,210
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 143
97 79
19 State total ......
171,611
171,877
170,396
171,674
167,006
163,531
99
United States ......
178,297
178,939
177,205
178,778
173,926
170,168
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 5, 2016. 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: 2016
State
August 27, 2016
September 3, 2016
Week ending
September 10, September 17,
2016
2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,795 22,813
4,851 1,225 34,433 6,977 3,500 7,714 18,028 8,022
29,007 22,919
4,370 1,225 33,912 6,428 3,282 8,037 17,775 8,083
28,432 21,992
4,705 1,225 32,551 7,805 3,422 7,839 16,535 8,083
28,583 20,715
4,502 1,225 32,621 6,569 3,349 7,861 17,790 7,493
September 24, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,409 22,111
4,541 1,219 34,161 7,393 3,161 8,079 18,017 7,807
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,201 7,324 4,144 5,602
15,717 6,583
11,864
20,151 7,372 4,462 4,903
14,992 6,233
11,798
18,429 6,584 4,668 5,412
15,429 6,080
10,042
18,757 7,400 4,454 5,444
14,909 5,973
11,426
20,652 7,383 3,986 5,282
15,946 6,413
11,317
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
208,793 102
204,949 102
199,233 100
199,071 105
205,877 103
Other States .......................................
8,452
8,707
8,307
7,758
7,529
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
217,245 102
213,656 102
207,540 100
206,829 104
213,406 103
October 1, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
27,258 22,263
4,199 1,223 32,520 7,148 3,146 8,072 17,129 7,212
19,886 7,404 4,439 5,030
15,204 6,164
11,268
199,565 103
7,966
207,531 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
August 27, 2016
September 3, 2016
Week ending
September 10, September 17,
2016
2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,183 21,146
5,180 1,432 27,529 6,353 3,052 5,889 14,822 6,245
21,984 22,162
5,074 1,435 27,119 6,503 3,044 6,054 14,807 5,726
21,906 21,226
5,239 1,409 27,602 5,153 3,147 5,589 15,022 5,851
22,181 21,840
5,325 1,433 28,058 3,911 3,335 6,083 15,198 5,498
September 24, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
19,901 21,497
5,418 1,750 27,739 5,328 3,005 5,703 14,529 5,926
October 1, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,636 19,880
5,356 1,630 26,256 6,329 2,998 4,822 14,203 6,427
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,344 4,093 3,439 5,302
12,716 5,369
10,517
16,379 3,625 3,648 4,950
13,155 5,559
10,653
16,407 4,402 3,558 5,670
11,989 5,280
10,946
15,840 4,519 3,368 5,303
12,926 5,514
11,342
15,811 4,248 3,664 4,637
12,241 5,216
10,393
14,587 3,803 3,741 4,210
12,876 5,744
9,033
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
171,611 101
171,877 102
170,396 101
171,674 102
167,006 101
163,531 99
Other States .......................................
6,686
7,062
6,809
7,104
6,920
6,637
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
178,297 101
178,939 102
177,205 101
178,778 102
173,926 101
170,168 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 5, 2016. 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