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 20, 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 16, 2016. This is up slightly 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 177 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015 and 2016
State
December 12, 2015
December 19, 2015
December 26, 2015
Week ending
January 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
29,536 1,225
33,901 5,234
29,902 1,225
34,094 5,725
29,859 1,225
33,892 5,541
29,249 1,225
33,441 5,701
January 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,490 1,224
34,019 5,660
January 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,902 1,225
33,273 5,627
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100
97 109
19 State total ......
207,264
208,906
206,955
205,420
207,175
207,114
100
United States ......
215,244
216,798
215,014
212,639
215,366
215,085
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 20, 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 12, 2015
December 19, 2015
December 26, 2015
Week ending
January 2, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,674 1,289
27,096 5,230
21,424 1,373
27,491 4,649
21,106 1,476
26,182 4,872
21,587 1,311
27,462 4,580
January 9, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,584 1,293
26,306 5,723
January 16, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,745 1,073
27,245 4,811
Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 79
103 96
19 State total ......
170,893
171,514
166,451
169,913
170,921
170,289
100
United States ......
177,628
177,678
172,762
176,528
177,416
176,862
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 20, 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 12, 2015
December 19, 2015
Week ending
December 26, 2015
January 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,536 22,038
4,873 1,225 33,901 8,091 3,833 7,868 18,006 7,984
29,902 21,398
4,929 1,225 34,094 8,083 3,651 7,773 18,360 7,881
29,859 21,924
4,936 1,225 33,892 7,870 3,470 7,980 17,535 7,844
29,249 21,735
4,888 1,225 33,441 7,801 3,419 7,777 16,942 8,062
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,918 6,186 4,858 5,234
14,911 6,320
11,482
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
20,890 6,752 4,651 5,701
14,522 6,315
12,050
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
207,264 100
208,906 101
206,955 100
205,420 100
Other States .......................................
7,980
7,892
8,059
7,219
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
215,244 100
216,798 101
215,014 100
212,639 100
January 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,490 21,660
4,856 1,224 34,019 7,496 3,455 8,118 17,798 7,964
20,950 6,689 4,586 5,660
14,557 6,374
12,279
207,175 101
8,191
215,366 101
January 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,902 21,623
4,876 1,225 33,273 7,701 3,500 8,113 17,692 8,071
20,785 6,962 4,612 5,627
14,928 6,352
11,872
207,114 100
7,971
215,085 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015 and 2016
State
December 12, 2015
December 19, 2015
Week ending
December 26, 2015
January 2, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,674 20,450
6,173 1,289 27,096 5,827 3,060 5,575 15,087 6,352
21,424 19,440
4,241 1,373 27,491 6,209 3,050 7,978 14,825 6,039
21,106 19,105
5,360 1,476 26,182 6,292 3,117 5,315 15,185 5,200
21,587 19,067
6,137 1,311 27,462 6,119 3,291 4,746 15,215 5,657
January 9, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,584 18,792
6,077 1,293 26,306 6,051 3,164 5,206 15,560 6,059
January 16, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,745 21,030
5,593 1,073 27,245 5,743 3,042 6,770 14,876 6,111
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
16,818 5,014 4,018 4,580
12,628 5,936
10,327
16,452 5,218 3,959 5,723
12,198 5,087
11,192
16,536 3,342 3,751 4,811
12,224 4,732
10,665
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
170,893 100
171,514 100
166,451 99
169,913 100
170,921 100
170,289 100
Other States .......................................
6,735
6,164
6,311
6,615
6,495
6,573
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
177,628 101
177,678 100
172,762 99
176,528 100
177,416 101
176,862 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 20, 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