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