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