Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Apr. 20, 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

April 20, 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 April 16, 2016. This is down 1 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, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016

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

March 12, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,248 1,225
34,950 5,010

March 19, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,963 1,225
34,590 5,505

March 26, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,737 1,224
34,879 5,575

Week ending
April 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,279 1,225
34,719 5,180

April 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,075 1,225
34,597 5,604

April 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
27,897 1,225
35,190 5,568

Percent of previous year
(percent)
94 100 103
95

19 State total ......

210,279

209,272

207,385

207,873

208,705

209,274

100

United States ......

218,657

217,961

215,884

215,921

216,824

217,514

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 20, 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

March 12, 2016

March 19, 2016

March 26, 2016

Week ending
April 2, 2016

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

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

21,679 1,175
27,474 5,201

21,356 1,131
27,860 4,735

21,062 973
27,814 4,857

21,823 1,133
27,510 4,430

April 9, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,654 1,359
27,292 4,651

April 16, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,558 1,155
27,894 4,873

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 87
103 104

19 State total ......

170,096

171,060

171,450

172,673

172,119

170,258

99

United States ......

176,781

177,598

178,261

179,165

179,352

177,293

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 20, 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

March 12, 2016

March 19, 2016

Week ending

March 26, 2016

April 2, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,248 22,784
4,965 1,225 34,950 7,633 3,605 7,564 17,732 7,992

28,963 22,319
4,938 1,225 34,590 7,423 3,453 7,992 17,607 7,962

28,737 21,467
4,926 1,224 34,879 7,511 3,378 7,614 17,354 8,094

28,279 22,593
4,916 1,225 34,719 7,707 3,606 7,772 18,045 7,398

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

21,345 6,638 4,706 5,010
15,384 6,510
12,988

21,121 6,876 4,898 5,505
15,712 6,378
12,310

21,263 6,730 4,727 5,575
15,415 6,339
12,152

20,376 7,057 4,662 5,180
15,660 6,402
12,276

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

210,279 103

209,272 102

207,385 99

207,873 99

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

8,378

8,689

8,499

8,048

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

218,657 102

217,961 102

215,884 100

215,921 99

April 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,075 22,567
4,950 1,225 34,597 7,866 3,742 7,275 17,987 7,725
20,962 6,769 4,660 5,604
15,548 6,556
12,597
208,705 99
8,119
216,824 99

April 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
27,897 22,262
4,945 1,225 35,190 7,904 3,772 8,079 17,679 8,117
21,014 6,576 4,740 5,568
15,425 6,571
12,310
209,274 100
8,240
217,514 99

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

State

March 12, 2016

March 19, 2016

Week ending

March 26, 2016

April 2, 2016

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

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

21,679 20,995
5,190 1,175 27,474 6,089 3,044 6,114 14,703 5,673

21,356 21,011
5,854 1,131 27,860 6,076 3,183 5,990 14,946 6,104

21,062 19,134
7,024 973
27,814 6,426 3,160 5,135
15,032 6,032

21,823 20,728
5,532 1,133 27,510 6,475 3,210 6,497 14,821 5,628

April 9, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,654 21,453
4,678 1,359 27,292 6,096 3,083 7,539 14,759 5,514

April 16, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,558 19,701
5,167 1,155 27,894 6,122 2,980 5,655 14,541 5,568

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

16,896 3,363 3,772 5,201
13,029 5,428
10,271

16,738 3,366 3,475 4,735
12,690 5,137
11,408

16,359 5,779 3,621 4,857
12,631 5,183
11,228

17,035 4,588 3,646 4,430
12,610 5,288
11,719

17,050 4,042 3,766 4,651
12,876 5,163
11,144

17,123 4,687 3,630 4,873
12,731 5,780
11,093

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

170,096 100

171,060 101

171,450 102

172,673 103

172,119 102

170,258 99

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

6,685

6,538

6,811

6,492

7,233

7,035

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

176,781 101

177,598 101

178,261 102

179,165 103

179,352 103

177,293 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 20, 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