Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Jan. 13, 2016]

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

January 13, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 9, 2016. 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 176 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015 and 2016

State

December 5, 2015

December 12, 2015

December 19, 2015

Week ending
December 26, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,806 1,225
33,369 5,233

29,536 1,225
33,901 5,234

29,902 1,225
34,094 5,725

29,859 1,225
33,892 5,541

January 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,249 1,225
33,441 5,701

January 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,490 1,224
34,019 5,660

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100
99 107

19 State total ......

202,548

207,117

208,732

206,774

205,024

206,602

101

United States ......

210,218

215,038

216,568

214,833

212,243

214,786

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 13, 2016. 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 and 2016

State

December 5, 2015

December 12, 2015

December 19, 2015

Week ending
December 26, 2015

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

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

21,609 1,272
26,263 5,695

21,674 1,289
27,096 5,230

21,424 1,373
27,491 4,649

21,106 1,476
26,182 4,872

January 2, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,587 1,311
27,464 4,580

January 9, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,560 1,292
26,098 4,755

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 96 96 91

19 State total ......

169,862

170,759

171,432

166,439

169,721

169,564

100

United States ......

175,842

177,494

177,596

172,750

176,303

175,976

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 13, 2016. 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 and 2016

State

December 5, 2015

December 12, 2015

Week ending

December 19, December 26,

2015

2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,806 21,682
4,755 1,225 33,369 7,979 3,636 7,577 17,798 7,968

29,536 22,038
4,751 1,225 33,901 8,091 3,833 7,868 18,006 7,984

29,902 21,398
4,755 1,225 34,094 8,083 3,651 7,773 18,360 7,881

29,859 21,924
4,755 1,225 33,892 7,870 3,470 7,980 17,535 7,844

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

20,188 6,299 4,643 5,233
14,349 5,740
11,301

20,918 6,186 4,858 5,234
14,911 6,320
11,457

20,585 7,237 4,932 5,725
14,603 6,378
12,150

20,490 6,660 4,758 5,541
14,937 6,329
11,705

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

202,548 99

207,117 100

208,732 101

206,774 100

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

7,670

7,921

7,836

8,059

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

210,218 99

215,038 100

216,568 100

214,833 100

January 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,249 21,735
4,755 1,225 33,441 7,801 3,419 7,777 16,942 8,062
20,890 6,752 4,651 5,701
14,522 6,315
11,787
205,024 99
7,219
212,243 99

January 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,490 21,660
4,755 1,224 34,019 7,496 3,455 8,118 17,798 7,964
20,950 6,689 4,740 5,660
14,557 6,374
11,653
206,602 101
8,184
214,786 101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015 and 2016

State

December 5, 2015

December 12, 2015

Week ending

December 19, December 26,

2015

2015

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

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

21,609 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

21,424 19,440
4,225 1,373 27,491 6,209 3,050 7,912 14,825 6,039

21,106 19,105
5,473 1,476 26,182 6,292 3,117 5,190 15,185 5,200

January 2, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,587 19,060
5,831 1,311 27,464 6,111 3,291 4,919 15,215 5,657

January 9, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,560 18,805
5,124 1,292 26,098 6,095 3,164 5,977 15,560 6,059

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

16,204 3,963 4,408 5,695
12,250 6,043
10,951

16,961 3,436 3,935 5,230
12,749 4,909
11,090

16,475 4,332 4,314 4,649
13,037 4,939
11,698

16,300 5,226 4,047 4,872
12,203 5,286
10,179

16,802 5,014 4,018 4,580
12,623 5,936
10,302

16,434 5,218 3,992 4,755
12,184 5,056
11,191

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

169,862 100

170,759 100

171,432 100

166,439 99

169,721 100

169,564 100

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

5,980

6,735

6,164

6,311

6,582

6,412

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

175,842 100

177,494 100

177,596 100

172,750 99

176,303 100

175,976 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 13, 2016. 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