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 30, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 26, 2016. This is down 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 178 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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
March 5, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,684 1,217
34,413 5,411
Week ending
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
March 26, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,732 1,224
34,735 5,545
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 102 101
97
19 State total ......
207,731
208,995
209,189
210,189
209,164
207,522
100
United States ......
215,826
217,125
217,694
218,498
217,853
216,021
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 30, 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 20, 2016
February 27, 2016
March 5, 2016
Week ending
March 12, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,292 1,252
27,719 4,535
21,314 1,186
28,417 4,339
21,527 1,145
28,000 4,957
21,731 1,175
27,474 5,183
March 19, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,356 1,131
27,860 4,706
March 26, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,101 973
27,813 4,821
Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 80 107 80
19 State total ......
170,236
169,472
170,439
170,130
171,040
171,451
102
United States ......
176,890
176,243
177,005
176,815
177,574
178,267
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 30, 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 20, 2016
February 27, 2016
Week ending
March 5, 2016
March 12, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 22,516
4,838 1,217 34,413 7,816 3,651 7,575 17,881 7,984
29,167 22,784
4,965 1,225 34,950 7,633 3,605 7,564 17,732 7,992
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
12,354
21,345 6,638 4,706 5,001
15,384 6,510
12,988
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
207,731 100
208,995 101
209,189 102
210,189 103
Other States .......................................
8,095
8,130
8,505
8,309
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
215,826 100
217,125 101
217,694 102
218,498 102
March 19, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,963 22,319
4,938 1,225 34,590 7,423 3,422 7,986 17,607 7,962
21,150 6,876 4,801 5,503
15,711 6,378
12,310
209,164 102
8,689
217,853 102
March 26, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,732 21,817
4,885 1,224 34,735 7,511 3,378 7,613 17,354 8,094
21,263 6,730 4,629 5,545
15,415 6,334
12,263
207,522 100
8,499
216,021 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
February 20, 2016
February 27, 2016
Week ending
March 5, 2016
March 12, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
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 21,011
5,645 1,131 27,860 6,076 3,183 6,108 14,946 6,103
March 26, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,101 19,134
6,495 973
27,813 6,426 3,160 5,583
15,032 6,032
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
16,737 3,366 3,500 4,706
12,690 5,215
11,407
16,359 5,779 3,599 4,821
12,630 5,267
11,247
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
170,236 101
169,472 100
170,439 100
170,130 100
171,040 101
171,451 102
Other States .......................................
6,654
6,771
6,566
6,685
6,534
6,816
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
176,890 102
176,243 101
177,005 100
176,815 101
177,574 101
178,267 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 30, 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