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 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