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