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