Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Mar. 23, 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 23, 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 March 19, 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 178 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....

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

February 27, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,094 1,218
35,045 5,570

Week ending
March 5, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,684 1,217
34,632 5,411

March 12, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,167 1,225
34,950 5,001

March 19, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,963 1,225
34,590 5,503

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 102 105
94

19 State total ......

208,676

207,731

208,995

208,765

209,556

208,672

102

United States ......

216,728

215,826

217,125

217,190

217,865

217,361

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 23, 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 13, 2016

February 20, 2016

February 27, 2016

Week ending
March 5, 2016

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

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

20,936 1,143
27,823 4,937

21,292 1,252
27,719 4,535

21,314 1,186
28,417 4,339

21,527 1,145
28,000 4,957

March 12, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,731 1,175
27,474 5,183

March 19, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,356 1,131
27,867 4,706

Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 112 109
99

19 State total ......

170,744

170,236

169,472

170,439

170,130

171,036

101

United States ......

177,029

176,890

176,243

177,005

176,815

177,570

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 23, 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 13, 2016

February 20, 2016

Week ending

February 27, 2016

March 5, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

28,684 21,883
4,838 1,217 34,632 7,816 3,651 7,575 17,881 7,984

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

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
11,838

21,281 6,659 4,651 5,570
15,463 6,408
11,737

21,223 6,712 4,628 5,411
15,541 6,745
12,344

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

208,676 100

207,731 100

208,995 101

208,765 101

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

8,052

8,095

8,130

8,425

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

216,728 100

215,826 100

217,125 101

217,190 102

March 12, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,167 22,151
4,965 1,225 34,950 7,633 3,605 7,564 17,732 7,992
21,345 6,638 4,706 5,001
15,384 6,510
12,988
209,556 102
8,309
217,865 102

March 19, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,963 21,782
4,818 1,225 34,590 7,456 3,422 7,986 17,637 7,962
21,176 6,876 4,754 5,503
15,760 6,378
12,384
208,672 102
8,689
217,361 102

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

State

February 13, 2016

February 20, 2016

Week ending

February 27, 2016

March 5, 2016

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

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

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 1,186 28,417 6,329 3,271 5,557 15,078 5,034

21,527 19,126
4,766 1,145 28,000 6,557 3,271 6,310 15,160 6,629

March 12, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,731 20,995
5,190 1,175 27,474 6,089 3,044 6,114 14,703 5,673

March 19, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,356 21,160
5,690 1,131 27,867 6,081 3,183 6,108 14,946 6,072

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

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 3,842 4,339
12,750 5,943
10,020

16,609 4,372 3,791 4,957
12,764 5,628
9,827

16,896 3,363 3,772 5,183
13,029 5,428
10,271

16,742 3,279 3,537 4,706
12,566 5,196
11,416

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

170,744 102

170,236 101

169,472 100

170,439 100

170,130 100

171,036 101

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

6,285

6,654

6,771

6,566

6,685

6,534

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

177,029 102

176,890 102

176,243 101

177,005 100

176,815 101

177,570 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 23, 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