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 17, 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 August 13, 2016. This is up 2 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, 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 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
July 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,834 1,225
34,897 5,616
Week ending
July 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,271 1,225
33,882 5,288
August 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,638 1,225
34,825 5,499
August 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,261 1,222
34,230 5,685
Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 100 101 104
19 State total ......
210,153
209,812
209,147
206,821
208,411
209,408
102
United States ......
218,423
218,064
216,941
215,336
216,883
218,147
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 17, 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 9, 2016
July 16, 2016
July 23, 2016
Week ending
July 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
20,961 1,489
28,088 5,616
21,312 1,341
28,953 5,876
21,576 1,602
28,106 4,731
21,219 1,241
27,833 4,854
August 6, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,868 1,220
28,380 4,077
August 13, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,719 1,583
27,185 5,050
Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 133 100
94
19 State total ......
172,006
172,583
169,635
173,220
172,223
171,577
101
United States ......
178,851
179,443
176,527
180,085
179,013
178,048
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 17, 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 9, 2016
July 16, 2016
Week ending
July 23, 2016
July 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
28,834 22,409
4,950 1,225 34,897 7,993 3,530 7,876 17,487 7,878
29,271 22,110
4,842 1,225 33,882 7,368 3,440 7,754 17,292 7,993
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
20,880 7,360 4,585 5,288
15,195 6,500
11,836
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
210,153 101
209,812 101
209,147 101
206,821 100
Other States .......................................
8,270
8,252
7,794
8,515
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
218,423 101
218,064 101
216,941 100
215,336 100
August 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,638 22,494
4,865 1,225 34,825 7,726 3,500 7,923 17,590 7,808
19,942 7,227 4,552 5,499
15,348 6,405
11,844
208,411 101
8,472
216,883 101
August 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,261 22,556
4,837 1,222 34,230 8,132 3,500 8,085 17,688 7,758
20,824 7,307 4,503 5,685
15,782 6,411
11,627
209,408 102
8,739
218,147 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
July 9, 2016
July 16, 2016
Week ending
July 23, 2016
July 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
20,961 21,024
5,406 1,489 28,088 6,263 3,114 6,135 14,732 5,997
21,312 19,985
5,396 1,341 28,953 6,820 3,204 6,194 15,071 5,703
21,576 21,418
5,511 1,602 28,106 5,808 3,113 5,179 14,892 4,973
21,219 20,760
5,311 1,241 27,833 6,219 3,134 5,302 15,340 6,007
August 6, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,868 21,320
4,186 1,220 28,380 6,088 3,104 7,849 15,387 6,173
August 13, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,719 20,817
5,525 1,583 27,185 6,408 3,103 5,999 14,797 5,637
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,284 3,822 3,601 5,616
12,401 5,673
11,400
16,424 4,679 3,678 5,876
12,936 5,233
9,778
16,018 3,684 3,525 4,731
12,983 6,074
10,442
17,314 4,601 3,510 4,854
13,297 6,091
11,187
16,588 3,853 3,604 4,077
12,895 4,796
10,835
17,061 4,757 3,618 5,050
12,758 5,014
10,546
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,006 99
172,583 100
169,635 100
173,220 101
172,223 101
171,577 101
Other States .......................................
6,845
6,860
6,892
6,865
6,790
6,471
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
178,851 100
179,443 100
176,527 100
180,085 101
179,013 101
178,048 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 17, 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