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 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