Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Jan. 20, 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 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