Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Oct. 19, 2016]

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

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