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