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 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