Southern region broiler hatchery news release [May 25, 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 25, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 220 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 21, 2016. This is up 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 179 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....

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

April 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,655 1,225
34,589 5,333

April 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,833 1,225
34,061 5,450

Week ending
May 7, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,972 1,225
33,888 5,554

May 14, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,312 1,225
34,472 5,481

May 21, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,674 1,225
34,740 5,491

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 100 102
96

19 State total ......

207,568

208,763

207,924

209,219

208,588

211,155

101

United States ......

215,867

217,521

216,762

217,411

217,078

219,812

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 25, 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 16, 2016

April 23, 2016

April 30, 2016

Week ending
May 7, 2016

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

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

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

20,443 1,142
28,369 5,078

20,843 1,137
27,976 4,669

20,980 1,138
28,464 5,257

May 14, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,436 1,141
27,446 5,015

May 21, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,390 1,157
27,368 5,108

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 83
101 94

19 State total ......

170,166

171,220

171,520

170,581

171,667

171,995

99

United States ......

177,248

178,143

178,147

177,490

178,364

179,249

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 25, 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 16, 2016

April 23, 2016

Week ending

April 30, 2016

May 7, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

28,833 22,000
5,071 1,225 34,061 7,369 3,695 8,091 18,032 7,852

28,972 22,520
5,075 1,225 33,888 8,345 3,712 8,070 17,975 7,400

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

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

20,694 6,749 4,651 5,333
15,661 6,587
12,086

19,964 6,851 4,762 5,450
15,503 6,604
12,561

20,661 6,581 4,506 5,554
15,617 6,634
12,484

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

207,568 99

208,763 101

207,924 99

209,219 99

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

8,299

8,758

8,838

8,192

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

215,867 99

217,521 101

216,762 99

217,411 99

May 14, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,312 22,878
5,066 1,225 34,472 6,798 3,620 7,879 17,932 7,627
20,920 6,826 4,693 5,481
15,701 6,631
12,527
208,588 99
8,490
217,078 99

May 21, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,674 22,416
4,883 1,225 34,740 8,145 3,651 8,163 18,169 8,083
21,718 6,439 4,707 5,491
15,846 6,576
12,229
211,155 101
8,657
219,812 101

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

State

April 16, 2016

April 23, 2016

Week ending

April 30, 2016

May 7, 2016

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

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

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 6,978 15,191 5,512

20,843 20,458
4,505 1,137 27,976 6,384 3,185 7,350 15,038 6,041

20,980 20,743
5,345 1,138 28,464 6,182 3,251 6,252 14,704 5,947

May 14, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,436 19,671
5,185 1,141 27,446 6,864 3,246 6,404 15,180 5,953

May 21, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,390 21,142
6,444 1,157 27,368 5,956 3,279 5,104 14,737 5,735

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

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

17,115 4,588 3,521 5,078
12,942 4,790
11,000

16,895 3,906 3,632 4,669
12,779 5,537
11,185

16,511 4,212 3,749 5,257
12,707 5,518
9,621

16,436 4,211 3,586 5,015
13,056 5,832
11,005

16,285 3,437 3,715 5,108
12,924 5,798
11,416

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

170,166 99

171,220 99

171,520 99

170,581 99

171,667 100

171,995 99

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

7,082

6,923

6,627

6,909

6,697

7,254

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

177,248 100

178,143 100

178,147 99

177,490 99

178,364 100

179,249 100

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