Southern region broiler hatchery news release [June 2, 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

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