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