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
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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