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