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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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