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