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