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 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