Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Mar. 9, 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 9, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 5, 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 177 million chicks for meat production, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

January 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,621 1,175
34,811 5,539

February 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,156 1,220
34,658 5,421

February 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,447 1,220
34,501 5,576

Week ending
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
34,632 5,411

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 114 106
97

19 State total ......

208,803

207,363

208,676

207,719

208,975

209,373

102

United States ......

216,748

215,559

216,728

215,815

217,090

217,773

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 9, 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

January 30, 2016

February 6, 2016

February 13, 2016

Week ending
February 20, 2016

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,739 1,283
27,576 5,152

21,562 1,238
26,800 4,549

20,936 1,143
27,823 4,937

21,292 1,252
27,719 4,535

February 27, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,314 1,187
28,417 4,338

March 5, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,500 1,145
28,005 4,957

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 84
106 110

19 State total ......

170,527

169,432

170,744

170,236

169,510

170,474

100

United States ......

177,107

176,049

177,029

176,890

176,308

177,045

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 9, 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

January 30, 2016

February 6, 2016

Week ending

February 13, 2016

February 20, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

29,621 21,767
4,741 1,175 34,811 7,934 3,726 7,333 18,051 8,071

29,156 21,231
4,759 1,220 34,658 7,992 3,788 7,854 17,933 7,961

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

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

21,145 7,036 4,555 5,539
15,231 5,941
12,126

20,907 6,748 4,975 5,421
15,396 6,340
11,024

21,144 7,006 4,817 5,576
15,272 6,344
11,314

20,980 6,872 4,642 4,990
15,420 6,383
11,829

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

208,803 102

207,363 100

208,676 100

207,719 100

Other States .......................................

7,945

8,196

8,052

8,096

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

216,748 102

215,559 100

216,728 100

215,815 100

February 27, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,094 21,975
4,827 1,218 35,045 8,017 3,697 7,662 17,648 8,010
21,281 6,659 4,674 5,570
15,463 6,408
11,727
208,975 101
8,115
217,090 101

March 5, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,684 22,139
4,777 1,217 34,632 8,029 3,651 7,541 17,881 7,984
21,243 6,712 4,737 5,411
15,535 6,745
12,455
209,373 102
8,400
217,773 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016

State

January 30, 2016

February 6, 2016

Week ending

February 13, 2016

February 20, 2016

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

21,739 19,569
5,725 1,283 27,576 6,062 2,997 6,561 15,142 5,675

21,562 19,533
4,303 1,238 26,800 6,207 3,028 7,137 15,043 6,163

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

February 27, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,314 19,647
4,837 1,187 28,417 6,329 3,271 5,765 15,078 5,034

March 5, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,500 19,123
5,053 1,145 28,005 6,560 3,271 6,085 15,160 6,629

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

15,993 4,912 3,913 5,152
11,852 5,085
11,291

16,366 4,737 3,987 4,549
12,332 6,079
10,368

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 3,881 4,338
12,749 5,691
10,019

16,614 4,372 3,769 4,957
12,753 5,638
9,840

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

170,527 101

169,432 100

170,744 102

170,236 101

169,510 101

170,474 100

Other States .......................................

6,580

6,617

6,285

6,654

6,798

6,571

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

177,107 101

176,049 101

177,029 102

176,890 102

176,308 101

177,045 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 9, 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