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