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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February 17, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 13, 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 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 177 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
January 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,562 1,224
34,019 5,764
January 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
30,000 1,225
33,273 5,735
January 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,261 1,224
34,409 5,612
Week ending
January 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,621 1,175
34,811 5,539
February 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,156 1,220
34,463 5,421
February 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,463 1220
34,345 5,576
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 100 103 100
19 State total ......
207,152
208,184
208,871
208,726
206,869
207,616
100
United States ......
215,413
216,233
216,850
216,622
215,008
215,656
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 17, 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 9, 2016
January 16, 2016
January 23, 2016
Week ending
January 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,649 1,320
26,306 5,742
22,745 1,072
27,244 4,840
22,369 1,098
25,339 5,680
21,739 1,283
27,576 5,152
February 6, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,562 1,238
26,800 4,549
February 13, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,145 1,143
27,635 4,949
Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 88 101 106
19 State total ......
171,038
170,297
168,326
170,587
169,502
170,843
102
United States ......
177,533
176,892
174,326
177,130
176,081
177,077
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 17, 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 9, 2016
January 16, 2016
Week ending
January 23, 2016
January 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 21,778
4,803 1,224 34,409 7,967 3,470 7,796 18,125 7,877
29,621 21,753
4,741 1,175 34,811 7,934 3,726 7,333 18,051 8,071
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,731 6,689 4,586 5,764
14,557 6,374
12,292
20,915 6,962 4,632 5,735
15,237 6,349
12,053
21,421 6,738 4,394 5,612
15,200 6,305
12,491
21,145 7,036 4,555 5,539
15,231 5,941
12,063
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
207,152 101
208,184 101
208,871 101
208,726 101
Other States .......................................
8,261
8,049
7,979
7,896
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
215,413 101
216,233 101
216,850 101
216,622 101
February 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,156 21,231
4,816 1,220 34,463 7,992 3,788 7,845 17,933 7,961
20,907 6,748 4,988 5,421
15,396 6,007
10,997
206,869 100
8,139
215,008 100
February 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,463 21,648
4,802 1,220 34,345 8,024 3,138 7,778 17,948 8,008
21,144 7,006 4,731 5,576
15,272 6,344
11,169
207,616 100
8,040
215,656 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
January 9, 2016
January 16, 2016
Week ending
January 23, 2016
January 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
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 19,533
4,248 1,238 26,800 6,207 3,028 7,170 15,043 6,163
February 13, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,145 21,175
4,969 1,143 27,635 5,988 2,969 6,271 15,239 5,138
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
16,366 4,737 3,987 4,549
12,332 6,121
10,418
16,697 3,925 3,445 4,949
12,569 5,456
12,130
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
171,038 101
170,297 100
168,326 99
170,587 101
169,502 100
170,843 102
Other States .......................................
6,495
6,595
6,000
6,543
6,579
6,234
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
177,533 101
176,892 101
174,326 99
177,130 101
176,081 101
177,077 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 17, 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