Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Mar. 2, 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 2, 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 February 27, 2016. This is up slightly 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 176 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016

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

January 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,261 1,224
34,409 5,612

January 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,621 1,175
34,811 5,539

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

Week ending
February 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,447 1,220
34,201 5,576

February 20, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,021 1,220
34,789 4,897

February 27, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,091 1,218
35,074 5,540

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 116 106 100

19 State total ......

208,789

208,778

207,336

207,695

207,571

208,768

100

United States ......

216,768

216,674

215,475

215,735

215,648

216,848

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 2, 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

January 23, 2016

January 30, 2016

February 6, 2016

Week ending
February 13, 2016

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

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

22,369 1,098
25,339 5,680

21,739 1,283
27,576 5,152

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

20,936 1,143
27,823 4,949

February 20, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,292 1,252
27,719 4,546

February 27, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,314 1,187
28,135 4,302

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 91 108 89

19 State total ......

168,336

170,587

169,482

170,783

170,236

169,477

100

United States ......

174,372

177,167

176,099

177,060

176,853

176,229

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 2, 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

January 23, 2016

January 30, 2016

Week ending

February 6, 2016

February 13, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,261 21,778
4,803 1,224 34,409 7,967 3,470 7,796 18,125 7,877

29,621 21,767
4,741 1,175 34,811 7,934 3,726 7,333 18,051 8,071

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 34,201 8,024 3,138 7,788 17,948 8,008

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

21,421 6,738 4,312 5,612
15,200 6,305
12,491

21,145 7,036 4,555 5,539
15,231 5,941
12,101

20,907 6,748 4,975 5,421
15,396 6,340
10,997

21,144 7,006 4,817 5,576
15,272 6,344
11,298

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

208,789 101

208,778 102

207,336 100

207,695 100

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

7,979

7,896

8,139

8,040

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

216,768 101

216,674 101

215,475 100

215,735 100

February 20, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,021 22,156
4,741 1,220 34,789 8,052 3,712 7,505 17,494 7,913
20,980 6,872 4,642 4,897
15,420 6,383
11,774
207,571 100
8,077
215,648 100

February 27, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,091 22,004
4,772 1,218 35,074 8,005 3,697 7,470 17,648 8,010
21,232 6,659 4,665 5,540
15,426 6,408
11,849
208,768 100
8,080
216,848 100

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

State

January 23, 2016

January 30, 2016

Week ending

February 6, 2016

February 13, 2016

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

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

22,369 20,540
6,439 1,098 25,339 6,295 2,994 5,211 14,400 6,126

21,739 19,569
5,725 1,283 27,576 6,062 2,997 6,561 15,142 5,675

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

February 20, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,292 20,051
5,178 1,252 27,719 5,985 3,182 6,889 15,188 5,887

February 27, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,314 19,651
4,824 1,187 28,135 6,317 3,271 7,090 15,078 5,034

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

16,135 3,856 3,901 5,680
11,754 5,528
10,671

15,993 4,912 3,913 5,152
11,852 5,085
11,351

16,366 4,737 3,987 4,549
12,332 6,079
10,418

16,694 3,925 3,391 4,949
12,571 5,430
12,172

17,026 4,675 3,628 4,546
12,466 4,301
10,971

16,645 5,259 3,783 4,302
12,745 4,887
9,955

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

168,336 99

170,587 101

169,482 100

170,783 102

170,236 101

169,477 100

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

6,036

6,580

6,617

6,277

6,617

6,752

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

174,372 100

177,167 101

176,099 101

177,060 102

176,853 102

176,229 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 2, 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