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 6, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 2, 2016. This is down 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 177 million chicks for meat production, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015 and 2016
State
November 28, 2015
December 5, 2015
December 12, 2015
Week ending
December 19, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
30,196 1,225
33,889 5,270
28,806 1,225
33,369 5,344
29,536 1,225
33,901 5,368
29,902 1,225
34,094 5,706
December 26, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,859 1,225
33,892 5,586
January 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,267 1,225
33,348 5,804
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100
97 115
19 State total ......
208,638
202,964
207,265
208,677
206,955
205,120
100
United States ......
216,491
210,634
215,186
216,513
215,014
212,328
99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 6, 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
November 28, 2015
December 5, 2015
December 12, 2015
Week ending
December 19, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,054 1,182
25,339 4,747
21,609 1,272
26,263 5,693
21,674 1,289
27,096 5,316
21,424 1,373
27,491 4,676
December 26, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,106 1,476
26,182 5,020
January 2, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,587 1,313
27,517 4,745
Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 98 102 104
19 State total ......
162,427
169,875
170,823
171,360
166,875
170,016
100
United States ......
168,339
175,855
177,558
177,524
173,186
176,601
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 6, 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
November 28, 2015
December 5, 2015
Week ending
December 12, December 19,
2015
2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
30,196 21,425
4,755 1,225 33,889 7,979 3,561 7,600 17,705 7,892
28,806 21,682
4,755 1,225 33,369 7,979 3,636 7,577 17,798 7,968
29,536 22,038
4,751 1,225 33,901 8,091 3,833 7,868 18,006 7,984
29,902 21,486
4,755 1,225 34,094 8,083 3,651 7,773 18,360 7,881
December 26, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,859 21,924
4,755 1,225 33,892 7,870 3,470 7,980 17,535 7,844
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,617 6,853 4,890 5,270
15,446 6,596
12,739
20,188 6,649 4,643 5,344
14,349 5,740
11,256
20,918 6,186 4,858 5,368
14,911 6,320
11,471
20,585 7,237 4,932 5,706
14,603 6,433
11,971
20,490 6,850 4,763 5,586
14,953 6,329
11,630
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
208,638 100
202,964 99
207,265 100
208,677 101
206,955 100
Other States .......................................
7,853
7,670
7,921
7,836
8,059
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
216,491 100
210,634 99
215,186 100
216,513 100
215,014 100
January 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,267 21,735
4,755 1,225 33,348 7,783 3,419 7,705 16,942 8,062
20,873 6,752 4,838 5,804
14,522 6,315
11,775
205,120 100
7,208
212,328 99
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015 and 2016
State
November 28, 2015
December 5, 2015
Week ending
December 12, December 19,
2015
2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,054 19,073
4,546 1,182 25,339 5,900 2,999 6,803 14,265 5,524
21,609 20,735
4,873 1,272 26,263 6,310 3,225 5,058 14,923 6,080
21,674 20,450
6,057 1,289 27,096 5,827 3,060 5,557 15,087 6,352
21,424 19,440
4,330 1,373 27,491 6,209 3,050 7,705 14,825 6,039
December 26, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,106 19,324
5,154 1,476 26,182 6,292 3,117 5,386 15,185 5,200
January 2, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,587 19,060
4,727 1,313 27,517 6,129 3,291 5,679 15,215 5,657
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,002 4,309 3,962 4,747
11,652 5,132
9,938
16,204 3,963 4,408 5,693
12,250 6,043
10,966
16,961 3,436 3,935 5,316
12,749 4,909
11,068
16,475 4,332 4,314 4,676
13,037 5,018
11,622
16,300 5,419 4,022 5,020
12,203 5,380
10,109
16,891 5,014 4,214 4,745
12,622 6,066
10,289
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
162,427 99
169,875 100
170,823 100
171,360 100
166,875 99
170,016 100
Other States .......................................
5,912
5,980
6,735
6,164
6,311
6,585
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
168,339 100
175,855 100
177,558 100
177,524 100
173,186 99
176,601 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 6, 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