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