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