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