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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August 10, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 6, 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 179 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
July 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,372 1,224
34,314 5,601
July 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,712 1,224
34,620 5,533
July 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,142 1,225
34,762 5,233
Week ending
July 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,717 1,225
34,897 5,616
July 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,271 1,225
33,882 5,288
August 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,638 1,225
34,806 5,500
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 105 101
19 State total ......
207,050
210,153
209,812
209,027
206,761
208,646
101
United States ......
215,613
218,423
218,064
216,821
215,276
217,100
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 10, 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
July 2, 2016
July 9, 2016
July 16, 2016
Week ending
July 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,068 1,198
27,923 5,848
20,961 1,489
28,088 5,616
21,312 1,341
28,953 5,876
21,576 1,602
28,106 4,731
July 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,219 1,241
27,833 4,854
August 6, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,868 1,220
28,390 4,071
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 105 103
88
19 State total ......
174,543
172,026
172,592
169,650
173,228
172,220
101
United States ......
181,093
178,871
179,452
176,542
180,093
178,992
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 10, 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
July 2, 2016
July 9, 2016
Week ending
July 16, 2016
July 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,372 21,593
4,942 1,224 34,314 7,128 3,500 7,974 18,288 7,466
28,712 22,699
4,578 1,224 34,620 7,799 3,530 8,018 18,439 7,676
29,142 22,594
4,947 1,225 34,762 7,784 3,530 7,816 18,333 7,737
28,717 22,421
4,950 1,225 34,897 7,993 3,530 7,861 17,487 7,878
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,853 7,338 4,495 5,601
15,300 6,597
12,065
20,842 7,385 4,443 5,533
15,676 6,602
12,377
20,780 7,203 4,700 5,233
15,526 6,510
11,990
20,871 7,100 4,703 5,616
15,237 6,519
12,022
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
207,050 100
210,153 101
209,812 101
209,027 100
Other States .......................................
8,563
8,270
8,252
7,794
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
215,613 100
218,423 101
218,064 101
216,821 100
July 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,271 22,032
4,842 1,225 33,882 7,400 3,440 7,723 17,292 7,993
20,845 7,360 4,585 5,288
15,243 6,500
11,840
206,761 100
8,515
215,276 100
August 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,638 22,500
4,865 1,225 34,806 7,828 3,500 7,892 17,590 7,808
20,002 7,227 4,548 5,500
15,355 6,405
11,957
208,646 101
8,454
217,100 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
July 2, 2016
July 9, 2016
Week ending
July 16, 2016
July 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,068 20,623
4,126 1,198 27,923 6,653 3,239 7,720 15,031 6,038
20,961 21,024
5,401 1,489 28,088 6,263 3,114 6,140 14,732 5,997
21,312 19,985
5,401 1,341 28,953 6,820 3,204 6,175 15,071 5,703
21,576 21,418
5,319 1,602 28,106 5,808 3,113 5,635 14,892 4,973
July 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,219 20,760
4,989 1,241 27,833 6,219 3,134 5,710 15,340 6,007
August 6, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,868 21,320
4,090 1,220 28,390 6,099 3,104 7,916 15,387 6,173
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,426 4,900 3,630 5,848
13,152 5,369
10,599
16,284 3,822 3,601 5,616
12,401 5,693
11,400
16,424 4,679 3,678 5,876
12,936 5,256
9,778
16,018 3,684 3,525 4,731
12,983 5,825
10,442
17,314 4,601 3,510 4,854
13,297 6,013
11,187
16,588 3,853 3,599 4,071
12,895 4,813
10,834
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,543 101
172,026 100
172,592 100
169,650 100
173,228 101
172,220 101
Other States .......................................
6,550
6,845
6,860
6,892
6,865
6,772
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
181,093 101
178,871 100
179,452 101
176,542 100
180,093 101
178,992 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 10, 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