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 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