Southern region broiler hatchery news release [May 11, 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

May 11, 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 May 7, 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 1percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016

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

April 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,279 1,225
34,573 5,199

April 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,070 1,225
34,684 5,614

April 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
27,892 1,225
35,213 5,529

Week ending
April 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,655 1,225
34,589 5,353

April 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,833 1,225
34,061 5,500

May 7, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,972 1,225
33,888 5,578

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 100
98 98

19 State total ......

208,068

208,869

207,568

208,770

207,837

209,656

99

United States ......

216,253

217,103

215,867

217,482

216,668

217,841

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 11, 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

April 2, 2016

April 9, 2016

April 16, 2016

Week ending
April 23, 2016

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

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

21,823 1,132
27,512 4,434

21,653 1,359
27,304 4,654

21,558 1,155
27,698 4,899

20,443 1,142
28,369 5,055

April 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,843 1,137
27,976 4,642

May 7, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,314 1,138
28,466 5,228

Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 81 106 107

19 State total ......

172,671

172,091

170,166

171,161

171,480

170,469

99

United States ......

179,148

179,368

177,248

178,084

178,108

177,454

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 11, 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

April 2, 2016

April 9, 2016

Week ending

April 16, 2016

April 23, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,279 22,593
4,916 1,225 34,573 7,707 3,606 7,772 18,045 7,398

28,070 22,329
4,950 1,225 34,684 7,866 3,742 7,273 17,987 7,725

27,892 22,262
4,984 1,225 35,213 7,892 3,772 8,123 17,679 8,117

28,655 22,036
4,892 1,225 34,589 8,090 3,695 8,174 18,120 7,526

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

20,836 7,057 4,587 5,199
15,660 6,402
12,213

21,235 6,769 4,657 5,614
15,548 6,556
12,639

20,889 6,576 4,846 5,529
15,425 6,571
10,573

20,694 6,749 4,655 5,353
15,661 6,587
12,069

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

208,068 99

208,869 99

207,568 99

208,770 101

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

8,185

8,234

8,299

8,712

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

216,253 99

217,103 99

215,867 99

217,482 101

April 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,833 22,000
5,071 1,225 34,061 7,623 3,695 8,091 18,032 7,852
19,994 6,851 4,707 5,500
15,503 6,604
12,195
207,837 99
8,831
216,668 99

May 7, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,972 22,490
5,105 1,225 33,888 8,388 3,712 8,099 17,975 7,400
20,780 6,581 4,675 5,578
15,681 6,634
12,473
209,656 99
8,185
217,841 99

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

State

April 2, 2016

April 9, 2016

Week ending

April 16, 2016

April 23, 2016

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

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

21,823 20,728
5,532 1,132 27,512 6,476 3,210 6,497 14,821 5,628

21,653 21,453
4,969 1,359 27,304 6,096 3,083 7,155 14,759 5,514

21,558 19,699
4,374 1,155 27,698 6,123 2,980 6,087 14,541 5,568

20,443 20,547
4,731 1,142 28,369 6,204 3,069 6,979 15,191 5,512

April 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,843 20,458
4,505 1,137 27,976 6,384 3,185 7,349 15,038 6,041

May 7, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,314 20,743
5,321 1,138 28,466 6,184 3,251 6,282 14,370 5,947

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

17,035 4,588 3,640 4,434
12,610 5,288
11,717

17,049 4,042 3,816 4,654
12,876 5,250
11,059

17,539 4,690 3,630 4,899
12,740 5,780
11,105

17,115 4,588 3,508 5,055
12,942 4,798
10,968

16,895 3,906 3,625 4,642
12,779 5,567
11,150

16,453 4,212 3,718 5,228
12,707 5,514
9,621

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

172,671 103
6,477

172,091 102
7,277

170,166 99
7,082

171,161 99
6,923

171,480 99
6,628

170,469 99
6,985

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

179,148 103

179,368 103

177,248 100

178,084 100

178,108 99

177,454 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 11, 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