Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Aug. 24, 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 24, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 20, 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 177 million chicks for meat production, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2016

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

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

July 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,344 1,225
33,882 5,288

Week ending
August 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,638 1,225
34,825 5,499

August 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,602 1,222
34,228 5,847

August 20, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,656 1,225
34,741 5,722

Percent of previous year
(percent)
108 100 104 104

19 State total ......

209,812

209,230

206,852

208,398

209,788

207,169

101

United States ......

218,064

217,024

215,292

216,870

218,448

215,767

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 24, 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 16, 2016

July 23, 2016

July 30, 2016

Week ending
August 6, 2016

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,312 1,341
28,953 5,876

21,576 1,602
28,106 4,731

21,219 1,241
27,833 4,854

21,868 1,220
28,380 4,077

August 13, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,720 1,582
27,185 5,050

August 20, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,264 1,540
26,735 5,561

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 135
98 106

19 State total ......

172,583

169,791

173,254

172,261

171,729

170,245

100

United States ......

179,443

176,677

180,111

179,047

178,189

177,247

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 24, 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 16, 2016

July 23, 2016

Week ending

July 30, 2016

August 6, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

29,344 22,110
4,842 1,225 33,882 7,368 3,440 7,754 17,292 7,993

29,638 22,494
4,865 1,225 34,825 7,726 3,500 7,923 17,590 7,808

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

20,780 7,203 4,700 5,233
15,526 6,510
11,990

20,871 7,100 4,786 5,616
15,237 6,519
12,022

20,781 7,360 4,642 5,288
15,195 6,500
11,836

19,942 7,227 4,539 5,499
15,348 6,405
11,844

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

209,812 101

209,230 101

206,852 100

208,398 101

Other States .......................................

8,252

7,794

8,440

8,472

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

218,064 101

217,024 101

215,292 100

216,870 101

August 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,602 22,556
4,604 1,222 34,228 8,132 3,500 8,085 17,688 7,758
20,783 7,515 4,441 5,847
15,782 6,411
11,634
209,788 102
8,660
218,448 102

August 20, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,656 22,624
4,483 1,225 34,741 6,286 3,500 7,995 18,030 7,642
20,333 7,531 4,658 5,722
14,640 6,380
11,723
207,169 101
8,598
215,767 101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016

State

July 16, 2016

July 23, 2016

Week ending

July 30, 2016

August 6, 2016

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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 5,153 14,892 4,973

21,219 20,760
5,311 1,241 27,833 6,219 3,134 5,369 15,340 6,007

21,868 21,320
4,186 1,220 28,380 6,088 3,104 7,856 15,387 6,173

August 13, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,720 20,847
5,574 1,582 27,185 6,407 3,095 5,852 14,797 5,637

August 20, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,264 20,984
4,875 1,540 26,735 5,357 2,997 5,770 14,413 6,546

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,424 4,679 3,678 5,876
12,936 5,233
9,778

16,018 3,684 3,547 4,731
12,983 6,241
10,435

17,314 4,601 3,426 4,854
13,297 6,150
11,179

16,588 3,853 3,593 4,077
12,896 4,841
10,831

17,145 4,757 3,708 5,050
12,758 5,073
10,542

16,500 3,638 3,566 5,561
12,770 6,021
10,708

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

172,583 100

169,791 100

173,254 101

172,261 101

171,729 101

170,245 100

Other States .......................................

6,860

6,886

6,857

6,786

6,460

7,002

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

179,443 100

176,677 100

180,111 101

179,047 101

178,189 101

177,247 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 24, 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