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