Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Dec. 16, 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

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