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 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