Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Mar. 30, 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 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