Southern region broiler hatchery news release [July 13, 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

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