Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Feb. 10, 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

February 10, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 6, 2016. This is down 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 176 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....

January 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,249 1,225
33,441 5,701

January 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,562 1,224
34,019 5,671

January 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
30,000 1,225
33,273 5,715

Week ending
January 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,261 1,224
34,409 5,632

January 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,621 1,175
34,811 5,632

February 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,156 1,220
34,463 5,421

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100 102
99

19 State total ......

205,645

207,059

208,164

208,828

208,819

206,402

100

United States ......

212,864

215,320

216,213

216,737

216,715

214,541

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 10, 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

January 2, 2016

January 9, 2016

January 16, 2016

Week ending
January 23, 2016

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

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

21,587 1,311
27,462 4,580

22,649 1,320
26,306 5,742

22,745 1,072
27,244 4,840

22,369 1,098
25,339 5,680

January 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,739 1,283
27,576 5,152

February 6, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,562 1,238
26,737 4,549

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 82 97
107

19 State total ......

169,913

171,038

170,297

168,326

170,587

169,421

100

United States ......

176,528

177,533

176,892

174,326

177,130

176,015

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 10, 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

January 2, 2016

January 9, 2016

Week ending

January 16, 2016

January 23, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,249 21,735
4,888 1,225 33,441 7,801 3,419 7,777 16,942 8,062

29,562 21,680
4,843 1,224 34,019 7,496 3,455 8,118 17,798 7,964

30,000 21,792
4,807 1,225 33,273 7,828 3,500 8,113 17,692 8,071

29,261 21,764
4,803 1,224 34,409 7,967 3,470 7,796 18,125 7,877

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

20,890 6,752 4,848 5,701
14,522 6,315
12,078

20,731 6,689 4,586 5,671
14,557 6,374
12,292

20,915 6,962 4,632 5,715
15,237 6,349
12,053

21,421 6,738 4,394 5,632
15,200 6,305
12,442

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

205,645 100

207,059 101

208,164 101

208,828 101

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

7,219

8,261

8,049

7,909

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

212,864 99

215,320 101

216,213 101

216,737 101

January 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,621 21,753
4,741 1,175 34,811 7,934 3,726 7,333 18,051 8,071
21,145 7,036 4,555 5,632
15,231 5,941
12,063
208,819 102
7,896
216,715 102

February 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,156 21,231
4,816 1,220 34,463 7,992 3,742 7,845 17,933 7,961
20,907 6,748 4,567 5,421
15,396 6,007
10,997
206,402 100
8,139
214,541 100

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

State

January 2, 2016

January 9, 2016

Week ending

January 16, 2016

January 23, 2016

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

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

21,587 19,067
6,137 1,311 27,462 6,119 3,291 4,746 15,215 5,657

22,649 18,792
5,201 1,320 26,306 6,051 3,164 6,085 15,560 6,059

22,745 21,043
5,365 1,072 27,244 5,731 3,042 6,977 14,900 6,111

22,369 20,540
6,439 1,098 25,339 6,295 2,994 5,211 14,400 6,126

January 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,739 19,569
5,725 1,283 27,576 6,062 2,997 6,561 15,142 5,675

February 6, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,562 19,537
4,248 1,238 26,737 6,207 3,044 7,170 15,043 6,163

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

16,818 5,014 4,018 4,580
12,628 5,936
10,327

16,455 5,218 3,959 5,742
12,198 5,087
11,192

16,487 3,342 3,754 4,840
12,221 4,755
10,668

16,134 3,856 3,892 5,680
11,754 5,528
10,671

15,993 4,912 3,913 5,152
11,852 5,085
11,351

16,350 4,735 3,896 4,549
12,334 6,118
10,490

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

169,913 100

171,038 101

170,297 100

168,326 99

170,587 101

169,421 100

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

6,615

6,495

6,595

6,000

6,543

6,594

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

176,528 100

177,533 101

176,892 101

174,326 99

177,130 101

176,015 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 10, 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