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