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