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