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