Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Oct. 5, 2016]

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

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