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