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