Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Dec. 21, 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 21, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 220 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 17, 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 180 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 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

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

Week ending
December 3, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,872 1,220
34,266 5,540

December 10, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,920 1,224
33,803 5,455

December 17, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,983 1,193
34,335 5,754

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 97
101 101

19 State total ......

208,376

210,733

211,237

210,936

210,537

211,533

101

United States ......

217,115

219,653

220,162

219,761

219,407

220,473

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 21, 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 12, 2016

November 19, 2016

November 26, 2016

Week ending
December 3, 2016

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

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

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

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

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

22,416 1,307
27,223 5,562

December 10, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,855 1,278
27,317 5,421

December 17, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,708 1,332
28,880 3,988

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 97
105 86

19 State total ......

164,695

165,443

168,201

170,546

172,463

172,675

101

United States ......

171,395

172,410

174,866

177,489

179,399

179,709

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 21, 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 12, 2016

November 19, 2016

Week ending

November 26, 2016

December 3, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,721 21,852
4,966 1,148 34,372 7,516 3,470 7,865 16,815 8,200

29,359 22,853
4,999 1,187 34,168 7,719 3,485 8,152 17,540 8,186

29,835 22,973
5,035 1,205 34,749 7,613 3,667 7,930 17,339 8,186

29,872 22,611
5,052 1,220 34,266 7,689 3,833 8,065 17,373 8,171

December 10, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,920 22,637
5,101 1,224 33,803 7,671 3,833 8,086 17,571 8,167

December 17, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,983 22,634
5,054 1,193 34,335 7,392 3,833 8,140 17,586 8,157

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

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 4,788 5,521
15,763 6,435
12,143

20,727 7,404 4,790 5,540
15,803 6,474
12,046

20,792 7,482 4,542 5,455
15,946 6,504
11,803

20,703 7,619 4,678 5,754
15,955 6,498
12,019

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

208,376 101

210,733 101

211,237 101

210,936 104

210,537 102

211,533 101

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

8,739

8,920

8,925

8,825

8,870

8,940

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

217,115 101

219,653 101

220,162 102

219,761 105

219,407 102

220,473 102

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

State

November 12, 2016

November 19, 2016

Week ending

November 26, 2016

December 3, 2016

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

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

20,938 20,481
5,293 1,355 27,182 5,266 2,797 4,676 14,614 4,862

20,320 20,679
5,675 1,257 26,180 5,658 2,627 6,042 14,503 5,316

21,848 20,185
5,452 1,218 26,230 6,041 2,865 6,606 13,863 5,442

22,416 20,240
5,278 1,307 27,223 5,654 2,994 6,324 14,079 5,904

December 10, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,855 20,824
5,345 1,278 27,317 6,211 3,041 6,285 14,778 6,600

December 17, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,708 21,712
5,488 1,332 28,880 6,288 3,191 5,794 14,704 6,039

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

16,508 4,378 3,586 4,407
12,776 5,734
9,842

16,907 3,709 3,597 4,754
12,632 4,932
10,655

16,212 4,275 4,003 4,964
12,478 5,487
11,032

16,232 4,906 3,722 5,562
12,976 5,271
10,458

16,348 3,963 3,493 5,421
13,053 5,850
10,801

16,054 3,920 3,704 3,988
13,142 6,315
10,416

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

164,695 103

165,443 103

168,201 103

170,546 100

172,463 101

172,675 101

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

6,700

6,967

6,665

6,943

6,936

7,034

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

171,395 103

172,410 103

174,866 104

177,489 101

179,399 101

179,709 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 21, 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

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