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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December 7, 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 3, 2016. This is up 5 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 177 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....
October 29, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
27,900 1,210
32,990 5,460
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
Week ending
November 19, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,359 1,187
34,380 5,582
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
Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 100 103 106
19 State total ......
202,544
204,112
208,168
210,978
210,935
211,155
104
United States ......
211,135
212,535
216,907
219,913
219,899
220,009
105
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 7, 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 29, 2016
November 5, 2016
November 12, 2016
Week ending
November 19, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,741 1,196
25,912 5,072
20,958 1,199
26,323 4,543
20,938 1,355
27,182 4,407
20,320 1,257
26,180 4,754
November 26, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,818 1,218
26,230 4,964
December 3, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,500 1,287
27,225 5,558
Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 101 104
98
19 State total ......
165,353
164,466
164,737
165,495
168,124
170,552
100
United States ......
172,106
171,178
171,437
172,463
174,789
177,475
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 7, 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 29, 2016
November 5, 2016
Week ending
November 12, November 19,
2016
2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
27,900 21,502
4,936 1,210 32,990 7,126 2,956 8,103 16,896 7,111
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 3,349 7,778 16,815 8,200
29,359 22,842
4,999 1,187 34,380 7,719 3,485 8,078 17,540 8,186
November 26, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
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 ..............................
21,081 7,751 4,370 5,460
15,066 6,057
12,029
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 4,711 5,582
15,511 6,479
11,973
20,666 7,389 4,652 5,521
15,763 6,435
12,092
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
202,544 103
204,112 104
208,168 100
210,978 101
210,935 101
Other States .......................................
8,591
8,423
8,739
8,935
8,964
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
211,135 104
212,535 104
216,907 101
219,913 102
219,899 102
December 3, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,891 22,662
5,052 1,220 34,266 7,785 3,833 8,065 17,525 8,171
20,679 7,404 4,555 5,539
15,983 6,476
12,049
211,155 104
8,854
220,009 105
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
October 29, 2016
November 5, 2016
Week ending
November 12, November 19,
2016
2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,741 20,053
5,458 1,196 25,912 5,667 3,097 4,996 13,417 6,493
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 2,801 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
November 26, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,818 20,198
5,452 1,218 26,230 6,041 2,865 6,606 13,863 5,442
December 3, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,500 20,213
5,278 1,287 27,225 5,654 2,994 6,324 14,125 5,904
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,836 3,615 3,707 5,072
12,383 5,621
11,089
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 3,605 4,754
12,632 5,010
10,656
16,212 4,246 3,966 4,964
12,478 5,524
11,001
16,226 4,883 3,683 5,558
12,972 5,275
10,451
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
165,353 103
164,466 105
164,737 103
165,495 103
168,124 103
170,552 100
Other States .......................................
6,753
6,712
6,700
6,968
6,665
6,923
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,106 103
171,178 105
171,437 103
172,463 103
174,789 104
177,475 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 7, 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