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 27, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 23, 2016. This is slightly up 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, 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 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
April 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,279 1,225
34,573 5,180
Week ending
April 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,070 1,225
34,684 5,604
April 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
27,892 1,225
35,213 5,568
April 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,830 1,225
34,589 5,353
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 100 101
98
19 State total ......
209,290
207,385
208,154
208,790
209,241
207,892
100
United States ......
218,054
215,943
216,339
217,024
217,540
216,604
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 27, 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 19, 2016
March 26, 2016
April 2, 2016
Week ending
April 9, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,356 1,131
27,860 4,735
21,062 973
27,814 4,857
21,823 1,132
27,512 4,430
21,659 1,359
27,304 4,651
April 16, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,558 1,155
27,698 4,873
April 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,656 1,141
28,369 5,055
Percent of previous year
(percent)
92 86 106 117
19 State total ......
171,060
171,450
172,660
172,081
170,116
171,329
99
United States ......
177,598
178,261
179,137
179,359
177,193
178,251
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 27, 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 19, 2016
March 26, 2016
Week ending
April 2, 2016
April 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 34,573 7,707 3,606 7,772 18,045 7,398
28,070 22,567
4,950 1,225 34,684 7,866 3,742 7,275 17,987 7,725
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,121 6,876 4,898 5,505
15,712 6,378
12,328
21,263 6,730 4,727 5,575
15,415 6,339
12,152
20,836 7,057 4,587 5,180
15,660 6,402
12,318
20,962 6,769 4,663 5,604
15,548 6,556
12,597
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
209,290 102
207,385 99
208,154 99
208,790 99
Other States .......................................
8,764
8,558
8,185
8,234
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
218,054 102
215,943 100
216,339 99
217,024 99
April 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
27,892 22,262
4,984 1,225 35,213 7,892 3,772 8,123 17,679 8,117
20,889 6,576 4,806 5,568
15,425 6,571
12,247
209,241 100
8,299
217,540 99
April 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,830 21,730
4,941 1,225 34,589 7,996 3,695 8,174 18,166 7,526
20,510 6,749 4,645 5,353
15,402 6,587
11,774
207,892 100
8,712
216,604 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
March 19, 2016
March 26, 2016
Week ending
April 2, 2016
April 9, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 1,132 27,512 6,476 3,210 6,497 14,821 5,628
21,659 21,453
4,678 1,359 27,304 6,096 3,083 7,539 14,759 5,514
April 16, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,558 19,699
4,713 1,155 27,698 6,121 2,980 5,743 14,541 5,568
April 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,656 20,547
5,094 1,141 28,369 6,204 3,069 6,595 15,204 5,537
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 3,640 4,430
12,610 5,288
11,710
17,049 4,042 3,795 4,651
12,876 5,162
11,062
17,539 4,690 3,625 4,873
12,740 5,780
11,093
17,053 4,588 3,473 5,055
12,947 4,800
10,997
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
171,060 101
171,450 102
172,660 103
172,081 102
170,116 99
171,329 99
Other States .......................................
6,538
6,811
6,477
7,278
7,077
6,922
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
177,598 101
178,261 102
179,137 103
179,359 103
177,193 100
178,251 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 27, 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