Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Jan. 27, 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 27, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 23, 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 174 million chicks for meat production, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015 and 2016

State

December 19, 2015

December 26, 2015

January 2, 2016

Week ending
January 9, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

29,902 1,225
34,094 5,725

29,859 1,225
33,892 5,541

29,249 1,225
33,441 5,701

29,490 1,224
34,019 5,660

January 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,902 1,225
33,273 5,627

January 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,261 1,224
34,409 5,612

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 101 102

19 State total ......

208,906

206,955

205,420

206,956

208,006

208,765

101

United States ......

216,798

215,014

212,639

215,147

215,983

216,674

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 27, 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 19, 2015

December 26, 2015

January 2, 2016

Week ending
January 9, 2016

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,424 1,373
27,491 4,649

21,106 1,476
26,182 4,872

21,587 1,311
27,462 4,580

22,584 1,293
26,306 5,723

January 16, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,745 1,072
27,244 4,812

January 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,369 1,098
25,339 5,647

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 89 92
112

19 State total ......

171,514

166,451

169,913

170,924

170,264

168,248

99

United States ......

177,678

172,762

176,528

177,419

176,833

174,245

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 27, 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: 2016

State

December 19, December 26,

2015

2015

Week ending

January 2, 2016

January 9, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

29,490 21,660
4,856 1,224 34,019 7,496 3,455 8,118 17,798 7,964

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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

20,731 6,689 4,586 5,660
14,557 6,374
12,279

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

208,906 101

206,955 100

205,420 100

206,956 101

Other States .......................................

7,892

8,059

7,219

8,191

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

216,798 101

215,014 100

212,639 99

215,147 101

January 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,902 21,764
4,876 1,225 33,273 7,828 3,500 8,113 17,692 8,071
20,915 6,962 4,632 5,627
15,237 6,349
12,040
208,006 101
7,977
215,983 101

January 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,261 22,005
4,853 1,224 34,409 7,988 3,470 7,796 18,125 7,877
21,389 6,738 4,473 5,612
15,207 6,305
12,033
208,765 101
7,909
216,674 101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016

State

December 19, December 26,

2015

2015

Week ending

January 2, 2016

January 9, 2016

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

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 21,043
5,593 1,072 27,244 5,731 3,042 6,770 14,900 6,111

January 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,369 20,540
6,920 1,098 25,339 6,295 2,994 4,740 14,400 6,126

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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

16,455 5,218 3,959 5,723
12,198 5,087
11,192

16,487 3,342 3,754 4,812
12,221 4,755
10,642

16,134 3,856 3,910 5,647
11,754 5,478
10,648

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

171,514 100

166,451 99

169,913 100

170,924 100

170,264 100

168,248 99

Other States .......................................

6,164

6,311

6,615

6,495

6,569

5,997

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

177,678 100

172,762 99

176,528 100

177,419 101

176,833 101

174,245 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 27, 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