Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Nov. 18, 2015]

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

November 18, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 14, 2015. This is down 2 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 167 million chicks for meat production, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

October 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,328 1,225
31,033 5,378

October 17, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,925 1,224
32,058 5,674

October 24, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,563 1,225
33,281 5,634

Week ending
October 31, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,293 1,225
32,050 5,681

November 7 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,738 1,225
31,400 5,179

November 14 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,492 1,224
33,839 5,880

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100
96 107

19 State total ......

195,933

191,524

196,208

197,085

196,117

204,996

98

United States ......

203,616

199,269

203,810

204,543

203,778

212,783

98

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 18, 2015. 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: 2015

State

October 10, 2015

October 17, 2015

October 24, 2015

Week ending
October 31, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

20,574 907
26,532 5,090

21,365 1,221
25,694 5,401

20,345 1,259
25,936 3,989

21,018 1,152
24,180 4,607

November 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,114 1,163
26,356 4,926

November 14, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,778 1,085
27,116 5,062

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 81 104 114

19 State total ......

156,056

164,036

158,274

160,946

157,697

160,369

99

United States ......

162,037

170,186

164,072

167,326

164,025

166,737

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 18, 2015. 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: 2015

State

October 10, 2015

October 17, 2015

Week ending

October 24, 2015

October 31, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

28,328 21,811
4,755 1,225 31,033 7,676 3,617 7,160 16,378 8,325

27,925 18,840
4,755 1,224 32,058 5,943 3,772 7,199 16,553 7,748

27,563 19,776
4,755 1,225 33,281 6,133 3,394 7,191 17,369 7,444

27,293 20,778
4,755 1,225 32,050 7,664 3,077 7,199 16,387 7,552

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

17,882 6,318 4,629 5,378
13,676 6,140
11,602

18,266 6,486 4,584 5,674
13,828 6,369
10,300

20,144 6,733 4,126 5,634
14,223 6,285
10,932

20,073 6,729 4,433 5,681
14,576 5,662
11,951

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

195,933 98

191,524 98

196,208 99

197,085 101

Other States .......................................

7,683

7,745

7,602

7,458

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

203,616 98

199,269 98

203,810 99

204,543 101

November 7, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,738 20,883
4,755 1,225 31,400 7,306 3,364 7,209 16,867 7,789

November 14, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,492 21,562
4,755 1,224 33,839 7,745 3,379 7,205 17,562 8,295

20,063 6,733 4,512 5,179
13,760 6,185

20,100 6,911 4,568 5,880
14,648 6,206

11,149

11,625

196,117 98

204,996 98

7,661

7,787

203,778 98

212,783 98

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015

State

October 10, 2015

October 17, 2015

Week ending

October 24, 2015

October 31, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

20,574 17,630
6,471 907
26,532 5,490 3,512 4,047
13,538 6,065

21,365 19,061
4,609 1,221 25,694 6,437 3,231 6,272 14,207 6,147

20,345 17,250
4,421 1,259 25,936 5,947 2,684 5,383 12,613 6,110

21,018 18,259
5,102 1,152 24,180 5,895 3,178 5,902 13,621 6,353

November 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,114 18,310
5,608 1,163 26,356 4,561 3,345 5,297 13,817 5,088

November 14, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,778 18,302
5,564 1,085 27,116 4,457 2,990 5,603 14,739 4,976

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

15,014 2,314 4,022 5,090
11,415 5,457
7,978

16,465 3,295 3,340 5,401
11,471 5,780
10,040

15,787 5,061 3,919 3,989
11,295 6,282
9,993

15,163 5,574 3,829 4,607
10,915 4,916
11,282

14,914 4,156 3,754 4,926
11,316 5,349
9,623

15,926 4,005 3,396 5,062
11,780 4,899
9,691

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

156,056 96

164,036 99

158,274 99

160,946 98

157,697 99

160,369 99

Other States .......................................

5,981

6,150

5,798

6,380

6,328

6,368

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

162,037 96

170,186 99

164,072 99

167,326 99

164,025 99

166,737 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, November 18, 2015. 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