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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December 16, 2015
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 12, 2015. This is up slightly 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 178 million chicks for meat production, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
November 7 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,724 1,225
31,205 5,179
November 14 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,688 1,224
33,839 5,817
November 21 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,341 1,225
34,102 5,797
Week ending
November 28 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
30,196 1,225
33,889 5,270
December 5 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,609 1,225
33,660 5,344
December 12 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,446 1,225
33,901 5,368
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100
99 104
19 State total ......
196,162
207,495
208,591
208,509
203,208
207,489
100
United States ......
203,762
215,345
216,492
216,362
210,880
215,410
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 12, 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
November 7, 2015
November 14, 2015
November 21, 2015
Week ending
November 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
20,109 1,164
26,114 4,926
20,782 1,085
26,923 5,077
20,059 1,185
25,981 4,324
21,087 1,183
25,339 4,747
December 5, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,609 1,271
26,263 5,693
December 12, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,648 1,288
27,095 5,316
Percent of previous year
(percent)
95 87 105 105
19 State total ......
157,472
160,344
160,926
162,515
169,941
170,823
100
United States ......
163,795
166,674
167,135
168,430
175,923
177,558
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 12, 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
November 7, 2015
November 14, 2015
Week ending
November 21, November 28,
2015
2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
27,724 20,645
4,755 1,225 31,205 7,306 3,364 7,209 16,867 7,789
29,688 22,069
4,755 1,224 33,839 7,867 3,651 7,224 17,566 8,295
29,341 22,185
4,755 1,225 34,102 7,930 3,530 8,139 17,797 8,045
30,196 21,483
4,755 1,225 33,889 7,979 3,561 7,600 17,515 7,892
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,156 6,733 4,770 5,179
13,897 6,185
11,153
20,287 6,911 4,869 5,817
14,896 6,206
12,331
20,432 6,770 4,776 5,797
15,178 6,264
12,325
20,617 6,853 4,883 5,270
15,446 6,596
12,749
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
196,162 98
207,495 99
208,591 100
208,509 100
Other States .......................................
7,600
7,850
7,901
7,853
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
203,762 98
215,345 99
216,492 100
216,362 100
December 5, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,609 21,740
4,755 1,225 33,660 7,979 3,636 7,577 17,798 7,968
December 12, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,446 21,932
4,751 1,225 33,901 8,094 3,833 7,868 18,006 7,984
20,188 6,649 4,657 5,344
14,349 5,818
20,885 6,740 4,826 5,368
14,842 6,355
11,256
11,433
203,208 99
207,489 100
7,672
7,921
210,880 99
215,410 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
November 7, 2015
November 14, 2015
Week ending
November 21, November 28,
2015
2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
20,109 18,383
5,608 1,164 26,114 4,559 3,345 5,294 13,817 5,088
20,782 18,384
5,163 1,085 26,923 4,456 2,990 6,130 14,752 4,975
20,059 18,786
4,370 1,185 25,981 6,198 2,705 7,196 13,849 5,846
21,087 19,073
4,546 1,183 25,339 5,901 2,999 6,804 14,265 5,524
December 5, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,609 20,735
4,873 1,271 26,263 6,311 3,225 5,060 14,923 6,080
December 12, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,648 20,473
6,057 1,288 27,095 5,829 3,060 5,558 15,101 6,352
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
14,913 4,156 3,739 4,926
11,316 5,330
9,611
15,926 4,005 3,350 5,077
11,785 4,804
9,757
16,383 3,560 3,862 4,324
11,994 4,069
10,559
16,003 4,309 4,010 4,747
11,652 5,134
9,939
16,204 3,963 4,469 5,693
12,250 6,045
10,967
16,963 3,411 3,946 5,316
12,737 4,921
11,068
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
157,472 98
160,344 99
160,926 100
162,515 100
169,941 100
170,823 100
Other States .......................................
6,323
6,330
6,209
5,915
5,982
6,735
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
163,795 99
166,674 99
167,135 101
168,430 100
175,923 100
177,558 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 12, 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