Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Dec. 23, 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 23, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 19, 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 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

November 28 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
30,196 1,225
33,889 5,270

Week ending
December 5 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,609 1,225
33,660 5,344

December 12 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,536 1,225
33,901 5,368

December 19 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,902 1,225
34,094 5,706

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 100
98 96

19 State total ......

207,495

208,581

208,631

203,208

207,897

208,500

101

United States ......

215,345

216,482

216,484

210,880

215,818

216,299

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 19, 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 14, 2015

November 21, 2015

November 28, 2015

Week ending
December 5, 2015

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

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

20,782 1,085
26,923 5,077

20,052 1,185
25,981 4,324

21,087 1,183
25,339 4,747

21,609 1,271
26,263 5,693

December 12, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,674 1,288
27,096 5,316

December 19, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,424 1,374
27,497 4,676

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 96 101 99

19 State total ......

160,344

160,919

162,515

169,941

170,863

171,426

100

United States ......

166,674

167,128

168,430

175,923

177,600

177,539

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 19, 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 14, 2015

November 21, 2015

Week ending

November 28, 2015

December 5, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,688 22,069
4,755 1,224 33,839 7,867 3,651 7,224 17,566 8,295

29,341 22,175
4,755 1,225 34,102 7,930 3,530 8,139 17,797 8,045

30,196 21,425
4,755 1,225 33,889 7,979 3,561 7,600 17,705 7,892

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)
29,536 22,096
4,751 1,225 33,901 8,091 3,833 7,868 18,006 7,984

December 19, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,902 21,522
4,755 1,225 34,094 8,083 3,651 7,773 18,360 7,881

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

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
12,739

20,188 6,649 4,657 5,344
14,349 5,818
11,256

20,918 6,740 4,843 5,368
14,911 6,355
11,471

20,585 7,237 4,840 5,706
14,603 6,433
11,850

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

207,495 99

208,581 100

208,631 100

203,208 99

207,897 101

208,500 101

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

7,850

7,901

7,853

7,672

7,921

7,799

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

215,345 99

216,482 100

216,484 100

210,880 99

215,818 100

216,299 100

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

State

November 14, 2015

November 21, 2015

Week ending

November 28, 2015

December 5, 2015

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

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

20,782 18,384
5,163 1,085 26,923 4,456 2,990 6,130 14,752 4,975

20,052 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

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)
21,674 20,450
6,057 1,288 27,096 5,829 3,060 5,558 15,087 6,352

December 19, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,424 19,806
4,330 1,374 27,497 6,283 3,050 7,706 14,825 5,655

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

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

16,961 3,436 3,971 5,316
12,749 4,911
11,068

16,475 4,332 4,366 4,676
13,026 5,055
11,546

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

160,344 99

160,919 100

162,515 100

169,941 100

170,863 100

171,426 100

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

6,330

6,209

5,915

5,982

6,737

6,113

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

166,674 99

167,128 101

168,430 100

175,923 100

177,600 100

177,539 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 19, 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