Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Feb. 17, 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 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