Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Nov. 16, 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

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