Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Aug. 17, 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 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