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
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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