Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Dec. 9, 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 9, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 5, 2015. This is down 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 170 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015

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

October 31, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,293 1,225
31,891 5,681

November 7 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,724 1,225
31,205 5,179

November 14 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,688 1,224
33,839 5,817

Week ending
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
33,660 5,344

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100
98 102

19 State total ......

196,492

196,082

207,287

208,562

208,435

202,939

99

United States ......

204,003

203,682

215,137

216,409

216,288

210,611

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 9, 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

October 31, 2015

November 7, 2015

November 14, 2015

Week ending
November 21, 2015

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

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

21,018 1,152
24,187 4,607

20,109 1,164
26,356 4,926

20,782 1,085
27,120 5,077

20,059 1,185
26,086 4,324

November 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,087 1,183
25,446 4,747

December 5, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,609 1,271
26,400 5,693

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 97 97 102

19 State total ......

160,953

157,641

160,468

160,958

162,547

169,923

100

United States ......

167,333

163,964

166,798

167,167

168,462

175,982

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 9, 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

October 31, 2015

November 7, 2015

Week ending

November 14, November 21,

2015

2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

27,293 20,414
4,755 1,225 31,891 7,664 3,077 7,199 16,387 7,552

27,724 20,565
4,755 1,225 31,205 7,306 3,364 7,209 16,867 7,789

29,688 22,007
4,755 1,224 33,839 7,867 3,651 7,224 17,420 8,295

29,341 22,146
4,755 1,225 34,102 7,930 3,530 8,139 17,797 8,045

November 28, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
30,196 21,409
4,755 1,225 33,889 7,979 3,561 7,600 17,515 7,892

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

20,167 6,729 4,433 5,681
14,412 5,662
11,951

20,156 6,733 4,770 5,179
13,897 6,185
11,153

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
12,335

20,617 6,853 4,883 5,270
15,446 6,596
12,749

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

196,492 100

196,082 98

207,287 99

208,562 100

208,435 100

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

7,511

7,600

7,850

7,847

7,853

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

204,003 100

203,682 98

215,137 99

216,409 100

216,288 100

December 5, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,609 21,645
4,755 1,225 33,660 7,979 3,636 7,577 17,798 7,968
20,188 6,649 4,557 5,344
14,349 5,818
11,182
202,939 99
7,672
210,611 99

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

State

October 31, 2015

November 7, 2015

Week ending

November 14, November 21,

2015

2015

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

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

21,018 18,259
5,102 1,152 24,187 5,895 3,178 5,902 13,621 6,353

20,109 18,310
5,608 1,164 26,356 4,559 3,345 5,294 13,817 5,088

20,782 18,311
5,163 1,085 27,120 4,456 2,990 6,130 14,752 4,975

20,059 18,713
4,370 1,185 26,086 6,198 2,705 7,196 13,849 5,846

November 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,087 19,010
4,546 1,183 25,446 5,900 2,999 6,804 14,265 5,524

December 5, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,609 20,726
4,873 1,271 26,400 6,233 3,225 5,060 14,815 6,080

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

15,163 5,574 3,829 4,607
10,915 4,916
11,282

14,913 4,156 3,739 4,926
11,316 5,330
9,611

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

15,985 4,309 4,010 4,747
11,659 5,134
9,939

16,195 3,892 4,444 5,693
12,250 6,065
11,092

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

160,953 98

157,641 99

160,468 99

160,958 100

162,547 100

169,923 100

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

6,380

6,323

6,330

6,209

5,915

6,059

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

167,333 99

163,964 99

166,798 99

167,167 101

168,462 100

175,982 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 9, 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