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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November 16, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 12, 2016. This is up slightly 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 172 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....
October 8, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,298 1,225
33,544 5,150
October 15, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,103 1,220
32,970 5,259
October 22, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,671 1,223
33,402 5,429
Week ending
October 29, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
27,984 1,210
32,778 5,460
November 5, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,309 1,223
33,569 5,142
November 12, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,550 1,148
34,362 5,422
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 94
102 93
19 State total ......
202,041
200,841
201,551
202,136
202,650
207,044
100
United States ......
210,537
209,221
209,665
210,652
210,837
215,541
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 16, 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
October 8, 2016
October 15, 2016
October 22, 2016
Week ending
October 29, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,006 1,502
26,007 4,315
21,452 1,494
27,488 4,337
20,927 1,451
25,501 5,126
21,741 1,196
26,010 4,973
November 5, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,960 1,198
26,637 4,425
November 12, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,375 1,353
27,195 4,316
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 125 101
85
19 State total ......
162,419
168,976
162,887
164,960
164,020
164,915
103
United States ......
168,704
174,846
169,176
171,713
170,896
171,508
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 16, 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
October 8, 2016
October 15, 2016
Week ending
October 22, 2016
October 29, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,298 22,093
4,599 1,225 33,544 7,353 3,453 7,778 16,639 7,956
28,103 20,325
4,806 1,220 32,970 6,520 3,422 8,073 16,869 7,430
28,671 21,246
4,510 1,223 33,402 6,647 3,137 7,365 17,458 7,713
27,984 21,520
4,936 1,210 32,778 7,126 2,956 8,103 16,896 7,111
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,909 6,656 4,748 5,150
14,870 6,110
11,660
20,626 7,358 4,687 5,259
15,442 6,437
11,294
20,167 6,988 4,468 5,429
15,348 6,431
11,348
21,081 7,751 4,370 5,460
15,066 6,057
11,731
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
202,041 103
200,841 105
201,551 103
202,136 103
Other States .......................................
8,496
8,380
8,114
8,516
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
210,537 103
209,221 105
209,665 103
210,652 103
November 5, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,309 21,609
4,971 1,223 33,569 7,025 3,213 7,957 16,259 7,124
November 12, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,550 21,636
4,962 1,148 34,362 7,307 3,561 7,778 16,815 8,200
20,890 7,064 4,565 5,142
15,052 6,379
20,766 7,094 4,604 5,422
15,630 6,447
11,299
11,762
202,650 103
207,044 100
8,187
8,497
210,837 103
215,541 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
October 8, 2016
October 15, 2016
Week ending
October 22, 2016
October 29, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,006 18,641
4,193 1,502 26,007 4,932 2,959 5,910 14,793 5,592
21,452 21,136
5,572 1,494 27,488 6,100 2,985 5,772 15,204 5,291
20,927 20,786
3,640 1,451 25,501 5,934 2,590 7,920 14,030 5,436
21,741 20,077
5,458 1,196 26,010 5,667 3,097 4,996 13,417 6,493
November 5, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,960 19,954
5,303 1,198 26,637 4,564 3,042 5,939 13,715 5,526
November 12, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,375 20,262
5,279 1,353 27,195 5,266 2,801 4,655 14,563 4,875
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,117 4,993 3,601 4,315
12,522 5,646
10,690
16,706 4,584 2,853 4,337
12,836 5,274
9,892
15,043 3,763 3,637 5,126
12,717 4,749
9,637
15,836 3,603 3,707 4,973
12,383 5,621
10,685
16,409 3,394 3,790 4,425
12,709 5,560
10,895
16,569 4,384 3,533 4,316
12,798 5,709
9,982
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
162,419 104
168,976 103
162,887 103
164,960 102
164,020 104
164,915 103
Other States .......................................
6,285
5,870
6,289
6,753
6,876
6,593
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
168,704 104
174,846 103
169,176 103
171,713 103
170,896 104
171,508 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 16, 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