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