Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Dec. 30, 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 30, 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 26, 2015. This is up 1 percent 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 173 million chicks for meat production, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015

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

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

December 5 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,609 1,225
33,368 5,344

Week ending
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

December 26 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
30,063 1,225
33,902 5,681

Percent of previous year
(percent)
108 100
98 102

19 State total ......

208,585

208,638

202,824

207,912

208,713

207,683

101

United States ......

216,486

216,491

210,494

215,833

216,530

215,737

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 30, 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 21, 2015

November 28, 2015

December 5, 2015

Week ending
December 12, 2015

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

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

20,052 1,185
25,980 4,324

21,087 1,182
25,339 4,747

21,609 1,272
26,263 5,693

21,674 1,289
27,096 5,316

December 19, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,424 1,373
27,491 4,676

December 26, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,243 1,477
26,240 5,159

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 111
98 101

19 State total ......

160,855

162,460

169,875

170,823

171,351

166,819

99

United States ......

167,063

168,372

175,855

177,558

177,515

173,157

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 30, 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 21, November 28,

2015

2015

Week ending

December 5, 2015

December 12, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 33,368 7,979 3,636 7,577 17,798 7,968

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

December 26, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
30,063 21,924
4,755 1,225 33,902 7,870 3,470 7,980 17,535 7,844

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

20,432 6,770 4,780 5,797
15,178 6,264
12,325

20,617 6,853 4,890 5,270
15,446 6,596
12,739

20,188 6,649 4,643 5,344
14,349 5,740
11,256

20,918 6,740 4,858 5,368
14,911 6,355
11,471

20,585 7,237 4,932 5,706
14,603 6,433
11,971

20,473 7,237 4,796 5,681
14,953 6,329
11,646

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

208,585 100

208,638 100

202,824 99

207,912 101

208,713 101

207,683 101

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

7,901

7,853

7,670

7,921

7,817

8,054

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

216,486 100

216,491 100

210,494 99

215,833 100

216,530 100

215,737 101

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

State

November 21, November 28,

2015

2015

Week ending

December 5, 2015

December 12, 2015

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

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

20,052 18,786
4,370 1,185 25,980 6,196 2,705 7,194 13,849 5,846

21,087 19,073
4,546 1,182 25,339 5,900 2,999 6,803 14,265 5,524

21,609 20,735
4,873 1,272 26,263 6,310 3,225 5,058 14,923 6,080

21,674 20,450
6,057 1,289 27,096 5,827 3,060 5,557 15,087 6,352

December 19, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,424 19,815
4,330 1,373 27,491 6,209 3,050 7,705 14,825 5,655

December 26, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,243 19,454
5,154 1,477 26,240 6,288 3,117 5,385 15,060 5,200

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

16,383 3,560 3,807 4,324
11,994 4,066
10,558

16,002 4,309 3,962 4,747
11,652 5,132
9,938

16,204 3,963 4,408 5,693
12,250 6,043
10,966

16,961 3,436 3,935 5,316
12,749 4,909
11,068

16,475 4,332 4,314 4,676
13,037 5,018
11,622

16,295 5,023 4,019 5,159
12,196 5,429
10,080

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

160,855 100

162,460 100

169,875 100

170,823 100

171,351 100

166,819 99

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

6,208

5,912

5,980

6,735

6,164

6,338

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

167,063 101

168,372 100

175,855 100

177,558 100

177,515 100

173,157 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 30, 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