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