Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Dec. 14, 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

December 14, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 10, 2016. This is up 2 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 179 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

November 5, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,352 1,223
33,569 5,195

November 12, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,721 1,148
34,372 5,764

November 19, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,359 1,187
34,168 5,582

Week ending
November 26, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,835 1,205
34,749 5,521

December 3, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,891 1,220
34,266 5,539

December 10, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,765 1,224
33,808 5,473

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 100 105

19 State total ......

204,112

208,289

210,678

210,935

211,005

210,092

101

United States ......

212,535

217,028

219,568

219,899

219,830

218,860

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 14, 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

November 5, 2016

November 12, 2016

November 19, 2016

Week ending
November 26, 2016

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

20,958 1,199
26,323 4,543

20,938 1,355
27,182 4,407

20,320 1,257
26,180 4,754

21,848 1,218
26,230 4,964

December 3, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,475 1,287
27,223 5,558

December 10, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,766 1,173
27,304 5,424

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 91
101 104

19 State total ......

164,466

164,733

165,498

168,154

170,577

172,311

101

United States ......

171,178

171,433

172,465

174,819

177,520

179,254

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 14, 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

November 5, 2016

November 12, 2016

Week ending

November 19, November 26,

2016

2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

29,352 21,616
4,971 1,223 33,569 7,025 3,213 7,957 16,471 7,124

29,721 21,852
4,966 1,148 34,372 7,516 3,470 7,778 16,815 8,200

29,359 22,842
4,999 1,187 34,168 7,719 3,485 8,078 17,540 8,186

29,835 22,961
4,932 1,205 34,749 7,613 3,667 7,930 17,339 8,186

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

20,890 7,373 4,702 5,195
15,052 6,379
12,000

20,881 7,269 4,481 5,764
15,771 6,447
11,838

21,360 7,587 4,518 5,582
15,511 6,479
12,048

20,666 7,389 4,652 5,521
15,763 6,435
12,092

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

204,112 104

208,289 100

210,648 101

210,935 101

Other States .......................................

8,423

8,739

8,920

8,964

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

212,535 104

217,028 101

219,568 101

219,899 102

December 3, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,891 22,651
5,052 1,220 34,266 7,689 3,833 8,065 17,373 8,171

December 10, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,765 22,682
5,100 1,224 33,808 7,671 3,833 8,049 17,346 8,167

20,727 7,404 4,801 5,539
15,803 6,474

20,725 7,468 4,564 5,473
15,935 6,504

12,046

11,778

211,005 104

210,092 101

8,825

8,768

219,830 105

218,860 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016

State

November 5, 2016

November 12, 2016

Week ending

November 19, November 26,

2016

2016

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

20,958 19,920
5,303 1,199 26,323 4,564 3,042 5,939 13,715 5,513

20,938 20,481
4,919 1,355 27,182 5,266 2,797 5,014 14,614 4,862

20,320 20,748
5,785 1,257 26,180 5,658 2,627 5,892 14,503 5,316

21,848 20,198
5,452 1,218 26,230 6,041 2,865 6,606 13,863 5,442

December 3, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,475 20,260
5,278 1,287 27,223 5,654 2,994 6,324 14,079 5,904

December 10, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,766 20,802
5,875 1,173 27,304 6,211 3,041 5,744 14,683 6,600

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,409 3,429 3,787 4,543
12,711 5,542
11,569

16,508 4,378 3,586 4,407
12,776 5,808
9,842

16,907 3,645 3,597 4,754
12,632 5,022
10,655

16,212 4,246 3,966 4,964
12,478 5,524
11,001

16,238 4,883 3,716 5,558
12,976 5,276
10,452

16,430 3,968 3,588 5,424
13,050 5,858
10,794

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

164,466 105

164,733 103

165,498 103

168,154 103

170,577 100

172,311 101

Other States .......................................

6,712

6,700

6,967

6,665

6,943

6,943

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

171,178 105

171,433 103

172,465 103

174,819 104

177,520 101

179,254 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 14, 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