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