Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Aug. 10, 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

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