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