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 3, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 30, 2016. This is up 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 177 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015 and 2016
State
December 26, 2015
January 2, 2016
January 9, 2016
Week ending
January 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
29,859 1,225
33,892 5,541
29,249 1,225
33,441 5,701
29,562 1,224
34,019 5,760
29,902 1,225
33,273 5,627
January 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,261 1,224
34,409 5,612
January 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,669 1,175
34,811 5,614
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 128 105 103
19 State total ......
206,955
205,645
207,161
208,006
208,763
208,995
102
United States ......
215,014
212,864
215,352
215,986
216,672
216,878
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 3, 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: 2015 and 2016
State
December 26, 2015
January 2, 2016
January 9, 2016
Week ending
January 16, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,106 1,476
26,182 4,872
21,587 1,311
27,462 4,580
22,653 1,320
26,306 5,723
22,745 1,072
27,244 4,812
January 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,369 1,098
25,339 5,647
January 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,707 1,283
27,577 5,100
Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 94 102 100
19 State total ......
166,451
169,913
171,020
170,290
168,292
170,156
101
United States ......
172,762
176,528
177,515
176,885
174,288
176,646
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 3, 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: 2015 and 2016
State
December 26, 2015
January 2, 2016
Week ending
January 9, 2016
January 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,859 21,924
4,936 1,225 33,892 7,870 3,470 7,980 17,535 7,844
29,249 21,735
4,888 1,225 33,441 7,801 3,419 7,777 16,942 8,062
29,562 21,680
4,856 1,224 34,019 7,496 3,455 8,118 17,798 7,964
29,902 21,764
4,876 1,225 33,273 7,828 3,500 8,113 17,692 8,071
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,490 6,660 4,758 5,541
14,937 6,329
11,705
20,890 6,752 4,848 5,701
14,522 6,315
12,078
20,731 6,689 4,586 5,760
14,557 6,374
12,292
20,915 6,962 4,632 5,627
15,237 6,349
12,040
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
206,955 100
205,645 100
207,161 101
208,006 101
Other States .......................................
8,059
7,219
8,191
7,980
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
215,014 100
212,864 99
215,352 101
215,986 101
January 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,261 21,764
4,853 1,224 34,409 7,967 3,470 7,796 18,125 7,877
21,421 6,738 4,299 5,612
15,200 6,305
12,442
208,763 101
7,909
216,672 101
January 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,669 21,753
4,822 1,175 34,811 7,934 3,726 7,333 18,051 8,071
21,101 7,036 4,325 5,614
15,231 5,941
12,402
208,995 102
7,883
216,878 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015 and 2016
State
December 26, 2015
January 2, 2016
Week ending
January 9, 2016
January 16, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,106 19,105
5,360 1,476 26,182 6,292 3,117 5,315 15,185 5,200
21,587 19,067
6,137 1,311 27,462 6,119 3,291 4,746 15,215 5,657
22,653 18,792
6,077 1,320 26,306 6,051 3,164 5,206 15,560 6,059
22,745 21,043
5,593 1,072 27,244 5,731 3,042 6,770 14,900 6,111
January 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,369 20,540
6,920 1,098 25,339 6,295 2,994 4,740 14,400 6,126
January 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,707 19,567
5,730 1,283 27,577 6,068 2,997 6,440 15,142 5,675
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,300 5,226 4,047 4,872
12,203 5,286
10,179
16,818 5,014 4,018 4,580
12,628 5,936
10,327
16,455 5,218 3,959 5,723
12,198 5,087
11,192
16,487 3,342 3,754 4,812
12,221 4,755
10,668
16,134 3,856 3,882 5,647
11,754 5,527
10,671
16,008 4,912 3,736 5,100
11,852 5,014
11,348
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
166,451 99
169,913 100
171,020 101
170,290 100
168,292 99
170,156 101
Other States .......................................
6,311
6,615
6,495
6,595
5,996
6,490
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,762 99
176,528 100
177,515 101
176,885 101
174,288 99
176,646 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 3, 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