Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Mar. 16, 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

March 16, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 12, 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 slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016

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

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

February 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,447 1,220
34,501 5,576

February 20, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,021 1,220
34,789 4,990

Week ending
February 27, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,094 1,218
35,045 5,570

March 5, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,684 1,217
34,632 5,411

March 12, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,177 1,225
34,941 5,097

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 103 108
91

19 State total ......

207,363

208,676

207,722

209,008

209,282

210,009

102

United States ......

215,559

216,728

215,757

217,123

217,707

218,315

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 16, 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

February 6, 2016

February 13, 2016

February 20, 2016

Week ending
February 27, 2016

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

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

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

20,936 1,143
27,823 4,937

21,292 1,252
27,719 4,535

21,314 1,187
28,417 4,338

March 5, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,527 1,145
28,005 4,957

March 12, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,731 1,174
27,635 5,209

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 101 106 101

19 State total ......

169,432

170,744

170,236

169,509

170,536

169,933

100

United States ......

176,049

177,029

176,890

176,307

177,108

176,593

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 16, 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

February 6, 2016

February 13, 2016

Week ending

February 20, 2016

February 27, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,156 21,231
4,759 1,220 34,658 7,992 3,788 7,854 17,933 7,961

29,447 21,648
4,816 1,220 34,501 8,024 3,803 7,788 17,948 8,008

29,021 22,156
4,741 1,220 34,789 8,052 3,712 7,505 17,494 7,913

29,094 21,975
4,827 1,218 35,045 8,017 3,697 7,695 17,648 8,010

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

20,907 6,748 4,975 5,421
15,396 6,340
11,024

21,144 7,006 4,817 5,576
15,272 6,344
11,314

20,980 6,872 4,645 4,990
15,420 6,383
11,829

21,281 6,659 4,674 5,570
15,463 6,408
11,727

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

207,363 100

208,676 100

207,722 100

209,008 101

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

8,196

8,052

8,035

8,115

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

215,559 100

216,728 100

215,757 100

217,123 101

March 5, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,684 22,139
4,777 1,217 34,632 8,029 3,651 7,575 17,881 7,984
21,243 6,712 4,612 5,411
15,535 6,745
12,455
209,282 102
8,425
217,707 102

March 12, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,177 22,329
4,784 1,225 34,941 7,872 3,605 7,574 17,732 7,992
21,530 6,638 4,706 5,097
15,397 6,510
12,900
210,009 102
8,306
218,315 102

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

State

February 6, 2016

February 13, 2016

Week ending

February 20, 2016

February 27, 2016

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

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

21,562 19,533
4,303 1,238 26,800 6,207 3,028 7,137 15,043 6,163

20,936 21,166
4,803 1,143 27,823 5,993 2,969 6,441 15,239 5,138

21,292 20,051
5,178 1,252 27,719 5,985 3,182 6,889 15,188 5,887

21,314 19,647
4,792 1,187 28,417 6,329 3,271 5,557 15,078 5,034

March 5, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,527 19,123
4,792 1,145 28,005 6,560 3,271 6,368 15,160 6,629

March 12, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,731 20,967
4,977 1,174 27,635 6,057 3,044 6,210 14,703 5,673

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

16,366 4,737 3,987 4,549
12,332 6,079
10,368

16,694 3,925 3,391 4,937
12,571 5,430
12,145

17,026 4,675 3,628 4,535
12,466 4,301
10,982

16,694 5,259 3,881 4,338
12,749 5,943
10,019

16,614 4,372 3,808 4,957
12,753 5,626
9,826

16,599 3,287 3,746 5,209
13,012 5,618
10,291

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

169,432 100

170,744 102

170,236 101

169,509 101

170,536 100

169,933 100

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

6,617

6,285

6,654

6,798

6,572

6,660

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

176,049 101

177,029 102

176,890 102

176,307 101

177,108 100

176,593 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 16, 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