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