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 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