Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Feb. 3, 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 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