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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October 19, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 15, 2016. This is up 5 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 175 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
September 10, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,432 1,225
32,551 5,380
September 17, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,628 1,225
32,621 5,454
September 24, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,759 1,219
34,151 5,478
Week ending
October 1, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
27,260 1,223
32,520 4,780
October 8, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,341 1,225
33,425 5,150
October 15, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,249 1,220
33,170 5,259
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 103
93
19 State total ......
198,928
198,811
206,269
199,450
201,894
200,998
105
United States ......
207,235
206,477
213,712
207,417
210,451
209,500
105
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 19, 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: 2016
State
September 10, September 17, September 24,
2016
2016
2016
Week ending
October 1, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,906 1,409
27,602 5,602
22,162 1,591
28,058 5,308
20,620 1,750
26,847 4,614
21,575 1,629
25,600 4,756
October 8, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,002 1,502
25,948 4,373
October 15, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,452 1,493
27,488 4,337
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 122 108
80
19 State total ......
170,335
171,821
167,251
163,148
162,442
168,915
103
United States ......
177,144
178,925
174,175
169,766
168,727
174,782
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 19, 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
September 10, 2016
September 17, 2016
Week ending
September 24, 2016
October 1, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,432 21,992
4,705 1,225 32,551 7,805 3,422 7,566 16,535 8,083
28,628 20,590
4,502 1,225 32,621 6,569 3,349 7,868 17,442 7,493
28,759 22,139
4,541 1,219 34,151 7,393 3,379 8,082 18,017 7,807
27,260 22,273
4,199 1,223 32,520 7,148 3,146 8,075 17,129 7,212
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
18,429 6,584 4,668 5,380
15,429 6,080
10,042
18,757 7,400 4,454 5,454
14,909 6,080
11,470
20,652 7,383 3,661 5,478
15,946 6,171
11,491
19,863 7,404 4,739 4,780
15,204 6,164
11,111
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
198,928 100
198,811 104
206,269 103
199,450 103
Other States .......................................
8,307
7,666
7,443
7,967
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
207,235 100
206,477 104
213,712 103
207,417 103
October 8, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,341 22,093
4,599 1,225 33,425 7,353 3,453 7,778 16,639 7,956
20,011 6,656 4,748 5,150
14,870 6,110
11,487
201,894 103
8,557
210,451 103
October 15, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,249 20,485
4,806 1,220 33,170 6,520 3,422 7,961 16,869 7,430
20,800 7,358 4,386 5,259
15,442 6,437
11,184
200,998 105
8,502
209,500 105
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
September 10, 2016
September 17, 2016
Week ending
September 24, 2016
October 1, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,906 21,226
5,328 1,409 27,602 5,153 3,147 5,521 15,022 5,851
22,162 21,786
4,865 1,591 28,058 3,911 3,335 6,524 15,198 5,498
20,620 21,471
4,941 1,750 26,847 5,330 3,005 6,188 14,529 5,926
21,575 19,933
5,037 1,629 25,600 6,326 2,998 4,917 14,203 6,427
October 8, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,002 18,641
4,193 1,502 25,948 4,932 2,959 5,910 14,796 5,592
October 15, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,452 20,737
5,191 1,493 27,488 6,102 2,985 6,484 15,204 5,727
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,407 4,402 3,558 5,602
11,989 5,266
10,946
15,840 4,567 3,368 5,308
12,926 5,530
11,354
15,811 4,270 3,746 4,614
12,241 5,183
10,779
14,567 3,805 3,723 4,756
12,869 5,742
9,041
15,142 4,993 3,601 4,373
12,522 5,646
10,690
16,670 4,528 2,898 4,337
12,836 4,892
9,891
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
170,335 101
171,821 102
167,251 101
163,148 99
162,442 104
168,915 103
Other States .......................................
6,809
7,104
6,924
6,618
6,285
5,867
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
177,144 101
178,925 102
174,175 101
169,766 99
168,727 104
174,782 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 19, 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