Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Dec. 2, 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 2, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 28, 2015. This is down 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 168 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015

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

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

October 31, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,293 1,225
31,891 5,681

November 7 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,724 1,225
31,205 5,179

Week ending
November 14 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,688 1,224
33,839 5,817

November 21 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,139 1,225
34,102 5,797

November 28 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
30,195 1,225
33,785 5,271

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 100
96 95

19 State total ......

196,287

196,492

196,078

207,035

208,344

208,809

100

United States ......

203,889

204,003

203,739

214,852

216,191

216,662

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 2, 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 24, 2015

October 31, 2015

November 7, 2015

Week ending
November 14, 2015

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

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

20,350 1,259
25,936 3,989

21,018 1,152
24,187 4,607

20,109 1,164
26,356 4,926

20,782 1,085
27,120 5,077

November 21, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,057 1,185
26,086 4,324

November 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,087 1,183
25,425 4,305

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 81 98 91

19 State total ......

158,279

160,953

157,641

160,469

160,959

162,489

100

United States ......

164,077

167,333

163,964

166,799

167,168

168,403

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 2, 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 24, 2015

October 31, 2015

Week ending

November 7, 2015

November 14, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

27,293 20,414
4,755 1,225 31,891 7,664 3,077 7,199 16,387 7,552

27,724 20,565
4,755 1,225 31,205 7,306 3,364 7,209 16,867 7,789

29,688 21,764
4,755 1,224 33,839 7,867 3,651 7,205 17,420 8,295

November 21, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,139 22,146
4,755 1,225 34,102 7,930 3,530 8,123 17,797 8,045

November 28, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
30,195 21,733
4,755 1,225 33,785 8,098 3,561 7,587 17,515 7,892

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

20,144 6,733 4,126 5,634
14,302 6,285
10,932

20,167 6,729 4,433 5,681
14,412 5,662
11,951

20,156 6,733 4,770 5,179
13,897 6,185
11,149

20,287 6,911 4,869 5,817
14,896 6,206
12,341

20,432 6,770 4,776 5,797
15,178 6,264
12,335

20,678 6,853 4,726 5,271
15,518 6,596
12,821

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

196,287 99

196,492 100

196,078 98

207,035 99

208,344 100

208,809 100

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

7,602

7,511

7,661

7,817

7,847

7,853

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

203,889 99

204,003 100

203,739 98

214,852 99

216,191 100

216,662 100

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

State

October 24, 2015

October 31, 2015

Week ending

November 7, 2015

November 14, 2015

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

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

20,350 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 24,187 5,895 3,178 5,902 13,621 6,353

20,109 18,310
5,608 1,164 26,356 4,559 3,345 5,294 13,817 5,088

20,782 18,311
5,564 1,085 27,120 4,456 2,990 5,602 14,752 4,975

November 21, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,057 18,713
4,228 1,185 26,086 6,198 2,705 7,183 13,849 5,846

November 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,087 19,010
4,275 1,183 25,425 5,901 2,999 7,012 14,265 5,524

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

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

14,913 4,156 3,739 4,926
11,316 5,330
9,611

15,926 4,005 3,350 5,077
11,785 4,932
9,757

16,383 3,560 3,862 4,324
11,994 4,227
10,559

16,406 4,309 4,048 4,305
11,659 5,151
9,930

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

158,279 99

160,953 98

157,641 99

160,469 99

160,959 100

162,489 100

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

5,798

6,380

6,323

6,330

6,209

5,914

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

164,077 99

167,333 99

163,964 99

166,799 99

167,168 101

168,403 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 2, 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