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