Southern region broiler hatchery news release [May 4, 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 4, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 30, 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 178 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....

March 26, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,737 1,224
34,879 5,575

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

Week ending
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 5,353

April 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,833 1,225
34,075 5,500

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100
99 96

19 State total ......

207,385

208,173

208,843

209,237

208,692

207,367

99

United States ......

215,943

216,358

217,077

217,536

217,404

216,141

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 4, 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

March 26, 2016

April 2, 2016

April 9, 2016

Week ending
April 16, 2016

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

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

21,062 973
27,814 4,857

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

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

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

April 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,443 1,142
28,369 5,055

April 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,843 1,138
27,973 4,643

Percent of previous year
(percent)
95 85 103 91

19 State total ......

171,450

172,664

172,079

170,149

171,185

171,314

99

United States ......

178,261

179,141

179,358

177,231

178,109

177,936

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 4, 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

March 26, 2016

April 2, 2016

Week ending

April 9, 2016

April 16, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,737 21,467
4,926 1,224 34,879 7,511 3,378 7,614 17,354 8,094

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

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

21,263 6,730 4,727 5,575
15,415 6,339
12,152

20,836 7,057 4,587 5,199
15,660 6,402
12,318

21,235 6,769 4,631 5,614
15,548 6,556
12,639

20,889 6,576 4,841 5,529
15,425 6,571
12,247

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

207,385 99

208,173 99

208,843 99

209,237 100

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

8,558

8,185

8,234

8,299

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

215,943 100

216,358 99

217,077 99

217,536 99

April 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,655 22,036
4,941 1,225 34,589 8,090 3,695 8,174 18,120 7,526
20,694 6,749 4,649 5,353
15,661 6,587
11,948
208,692 100
8,712
217,404 101

April 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,833 22,009
4,943 1,225 34,075 7,623 3,695 8,091 18,032 7,852
19,994 6,851 4,695 5,500
15,503 6,604
11,842
207,367 99
8,774
216,141 99

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

State

March 26, 2016

April 2, 2016

Week ending

April 9, 2016

April 16, 2016

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

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

21,062 19,134
7,024 973
27,814 6,426 3,160 5,135
15,032 6,032

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

April 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,443 20,547
5,016 1,142 28,369 6,204 3,069 6,685 15,191 5,512

April 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,843 20,442
4,381 1,138 27,973 6,378 3,185 7,441 15,038 6,041

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

16,359 5,779 3,621 4,857
12,631 5,183
11,228

17,035 4,588 3,640 4,434
12,610 5,288
11,710

17,049 4,042 3,792 4,654
12,876 5,262
11,059

17,539 4,690 3,625 4,899
12,740 5,782
11,091

17,115 4,588 3,502 5,055
12,942 4,801
11,004

16,883 3,906 3,575 4,643
12,774 5,568
11,105

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

171,450 102

172,664 103

172,079 102

170,149 99

171,185 99

171,314 99

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

6,811

6,477

7,279

7,082

6,924

6,622

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

178,261 102

179,141 103

179,358 103

177,231 100

178,109 100

177,936 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 4, 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