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