Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Apr. 27, 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 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