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
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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