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 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