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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June 2, 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 28, 2016. This is up slightly 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 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
May 7, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,103 1,225
33,641 5,554
Week ending
May 14, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,399 1,225
34,472 5,481
May 21, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,582 1,225
34,740 5,491
May 28, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,713 1,225
34,732 5,565
Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 100 101 100
19 State total ......
208,763
207,924
209,226
208,704
211,112
211,096
100
United States ......
217,521
216,762
217,418
217,194
219,769
219,796
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 2, 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 23, 2016
April 30, 2016
May 7, 2016
Week ending
May 14, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
20,790 1,142
28,369 5,078
20,843 1,137
27,976 4,669
20,677 1,139
28,464 5,259
20,407 1,140
28,310 5,016
May 21, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,217 1,155
27,376 5,103
May 28, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,247 1,053
27,508 4,548
Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 76 99 88
19 State total ......
171,221
171,520
170,681
171,765
171,364
172,606
99
United States ......
178,144
178,147
177,537
178,419
178,576
179,136
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 2, 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 23, 2016
April 30, 2016
Week ending
May 7, 2016
May 14, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
29,103 22,520
5,075 1,225 33,641 8,345 3,712 8,070 18,196 7,400
28,399 22,878
5,066 1,225 34,472 6,798 3,620 7,879 17,932 7,627
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 4,469 5,554
15,617 6,634
12,423
20,920 6,826 4,722 5,481
15,701 6,631
12,527
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
208,763 101
207,924 99
209,226 99
208,704 99
Other States .......................................
8,758
8,838
8,192
8,490
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
217,521 101
216,762 99
217,418 99
217,194 99
May 21, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,582 22,559
4,851 1,225 34,740 8,145 3,682 8,163 18,169 8,083
21,718 6,439 4,554 5,491
15,846 6,576
12,289
211,112 100
8,657
219,769 101
May 28, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,713 22,596
5,058 1,225 34,732 7,934 3,651 8,137 18,272 7,789
21,458 6,582 4,711 5,565
16,031 6,570
12,072
211,096 100
8,700
219,796 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
April 23, 2016
April 30, 2016
Week ending
May 7, 2016
May 14, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
20,790 20,547
4,731 1,142 28,369 6,204 3,069 6,978 14,845 5,512
20,843 20,458
4,505 1,137 27,976 6,384 3,185 7,350 15,038 6,041
20,677 20,743
5,345 1,139 28,464 6,182 3,252 6,251 15,050 5,947
20,407 19,672
5,186 1,140 28,310 6,865 3,246 6,404 15,519 5,953
May 21, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,217 21,143
6,467 1,155 27,376 5,897 3,295 5,184 15,295 5,735
May 28, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,247 21,400
6,063 1,053 27,508 6,867 3,311 5,835 14,971 5,461
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
16,510 4,212 3,802 5,259
12,708 5,519
9,621
16,436 4,211 3,633 5,016
13,056 5,830
10,881
16,276 3,437 3,755 5,103
12,922 5,661
11,446
17,441 3,528 3,497 4,548
12,759 5,528
11,589
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
171,221 99
171,520 99
170,681 99
171,765 100
171,364 99
172,606 99
Other States .......................................
6,923
6,627
6,856
6,654
7,212
6,530
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
178,144 100
178,147 99
177,537 99
178,419 100
178,576 100
179,136 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 2, 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