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 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