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