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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July 13, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 9, 2016. This is up 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 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
June 4, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,178 1,225
34,723 5,354
June 11, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,248 1,225
34,923 5,402
June 18, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,095 1,221
34,754 5,529
Week ending
June 25, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,162 1,145
35,097 5,460
July 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,394 1,224
34,314 5,489
July 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,068 1,224
34,620 5,417
Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 100 102
98
19 State total ......
209,782
210,776
207,827
207,680
205,808
209,041
100
United States ......
218,149
219,090
216,365
216,342
214,371
217,937
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 13, 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
June 4, 2016
June 11, 2016
June 18, 2016
Week ending
June 25, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,322 1,071
27,373 3,890
21,516 1,369
27,212 5,456
21,235 1,215
28,206 5,203
20,989 1,211
28,054 5,106
July 2, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,667 1,198
27,922 5,223
July 9, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,723 1,190
28,084 5,132
Percent of previous year
(percent)
94 83 101 111
19 State total ......
172,050
173,360
174,342
172,356
173,581
170,932
99
United States ......
178,923
180,485
181,206
179,343
180,137
177,776
99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 13, 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
June 4, 2016
June 11, 2016
Week ending
June 18, 2016
June 25, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,178 22,419
5,225 1,225 34,723 7,776 3,651 8,067 18,138 7,810
28,248 22,706
5,078 1,225 34,923 7,911 3,651 8,075 18,422 7,811
28,095 22,068
5,104 1,221 34,754 7,927 3,495 8,080 17,635 7,809
28,162 21,551
5,080 1,145 35,097 7,682 3,591 8,081 17,993 7,841
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,080 6,541 4,623 5,354
16,020 6,577
12,375
20,853 7,216 4,613 5,402
16,064 6,549
12,029
20,913 6,972 4,397 5,529
15,162 6,554
12,112
20,415 7,025 4,580 5,460
15,734 6,529
11,714
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
209,782 99
210,776 101
207,827 99
207,680 99
Other States .......................................
8,367
8,314
8,538
8,662
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
218,149 99
219,090 101
216,365 99
216,342 99
July 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,394 21,593
4,942 1,224 34,314 7,128 3,500 7,974 18,288 7,466
19,508 7,338 4,535 5,489
15,300 6,597
12,218
205,808 99
8,563
214,371 100
July 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,068 22,573
4,576 1,224 34,620 7,799 3,530 7,950 18,439 7,676
20,717 7,385 4,484 5,417
15,676 6,593
12,314
209,041 100
8,896
217,937 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
June 4, 2016
June 11, 2016
Week ending
June 18, 2016
June 25, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,322 20,687
5,267 1,071 27,373 5,703 3,252 6,673 15,314 5,942
21,516 20,726
6,185 1,369 27,212 5,754 3,243 5,192 15,320 5,718
21,235 20,948
4,649 1,215 28,206 6,294 3,202 6,725 15,321 6,049
20,989 20,922
4,817 1,211 28,054 6,265 3,252 6,619 15,126 5,820
July 2, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,667 20,623
4,126 1,198 27,922 6,653 3,239 7,732 15,031 6,038
July 9, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
20,723 21,012
5,587 1,190 28,084 6,262 3,114 5,573 14,738 5,997
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,109 4,359 3,652 3,890
12,883 5,485
11,068
17,409 4,123 3,633 5,456
13,128 5,526
11,850
17,456 4,370 3,787 5,203
13,007 5,753
10,922
16,666 4,095 3,638 5,106
12,978 5,791
11,007
16,425 4,900 3,624 5,223
13,152 5,393
10,635
16,646 3,822 3,553 5,132
12,387 5,734
11,378
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,050 99
173,360 100
174,342 100
172,356 99
173,581 101
170,932 99
Other States .......................................
6,873
7,125
6,864
6,987
6,556
6,844
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
178,923 99
180,485 100
181,206 100
179,343 99
180,137 101
177,776 99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 13, 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