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