Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Feb. 24, 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 24, 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 20, 2016. This is up 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 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

January 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,621 1,175
34,811 5,539

Week ending
February 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,156 1,220
34,658 5,421

February 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,447 1,220
34,201 5,576

February 20, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,323 1,220
34,436 5,128

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 116 103
94

19 State total ......

208,184

208,871

208,778

207,073

207,651

207,749

100

United States ......

216,233

216,850

216,674

215,212

215,691

215,826

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 24, 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 16, 2016

January 23, 2016

January 30, 2016

Week ending
February 6, 2016

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

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

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

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

21,739 1,283
27,576 5,152

21,562 1,238
26,800 4,549

February 13, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,936 1,143
27,823 4,949

February 20, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,433 1,252
27,688 4,546

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 123 108
90

19 State total ......

170,297

168,326

170,587

169,516

170,836

170,182

101

United States ......

176,892

174,326

177,130

176,095

177,073

176,754

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 24, 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 16, 2016

January 23, 2016

Week ending

January 30, 2016

February 6, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 21,767
4,741 1,175 34,811 7,934 3,726 7,333 18,051 8,071

29,156 21,231
4,816 1,220 34,658 7,992 3,788 7,854 17,933 7,961

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

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
12,101

20,907 6,748 4,988 5,421
15,396 6,007
10,997

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

208,184 101

208,871 101

208,778 102

207,073 100

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

8,049

7,979

7,896

8,139

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

216,233 101

216,850 101

216,674 101

215,212 100

February 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,447 21,648
4,802 1,220 34,201 8,024 3,138 7,788 17,948 8,008
21,144 7,006 4,787 5,576
15,272 6,344
11,298
207,651 100
8,040
215,691 100

February 20, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,323 22,156
4,794 1,220 34,436 8,052 3,712 7,506 17,494 7,913
20,981 6,911 4,510 5,128
15,420 6,383
11,810
207,749 100
8,077
215,826 100

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

State

January 16, 2016

January 23, 2016

Week ending

January 30, 2016

February 6, 2016

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

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

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

21,562 19,533
4,168 1,238 26,800 6,207 3,028 7,306 15,043 6,163

February 13, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,936 21,166
4,925 1,143 27,823 5,992 2,969 6,381 15,239 5,138

February 20, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,433 20,013
4,890 1,252 27,688 5,987 3,182 6,922 15,188 5,887

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

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 6,079
10,418

16,694 3,925 3,384 4,949
12,571 5,430
12,171

16,977 4,675 3,690 4,546
12,474 4,438
10,940

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

170,297 100

168,326 99

170,587 101

169,516 100

170,836 102

170,182 101

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

6,595

6,000

6,543

6,579

6,237

6,572

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

176,892 101

174,326 99

177,130 101

176,095 101

177,073 102

176,754 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 24, 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