Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Aug. 3, 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 3, 2016

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 30, 2016. This is up slightly 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 180 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....

June 25, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,993 1,145
35,097 6,428

July 2, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,226 1,224
34,314 5,601

July 9, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,770 1,224
34,620 5,533

Week ending
July 16, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,865 1,225
34,762 5,233

July 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,717 1,225
34,897 5,616

July 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,096 1,225
33,882 5,288

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100 100
98

19 State total ......

209,504

206,692

210,303

210,105

209,025

206,686

101

United States ......

218,166

215,255

218,573

218,357

216,819

215,201

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 3, 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

June 25, 2016

July 2, 2016

July 9, 2016

Week ending
July 16, 2016

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

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

20,982 1,211
28,054 5,765

22,068 1,198
27,923 5,848

20,961 1,489
28,088 5,616

21,184 1,341
28,953 5,876

July 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,576 1,602
28,106 4,731

July 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,516 1,241
27,833 4,854

Percent of previous year
(percent)
97 108 103
96

19 State total ......

172,963

174,543

172,026

172,186

169,459

172,868

101

United States ......

179,982

181,093

178,871

179,051

176,351

179,732

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 3, 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

June 25, 2016

July 2, 2016

Week ending

July 9, 2016

July 16, 2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,993 21,553
5,080 1,145 35,097 7,682 3,591 8,081 17,993 7,841

29,226 21,593
4,942 1,224 34,314 7,128 3,500 7,974 18,288 7,466

28,770 22,699
4,578 1,224 34,620 7,799 3,530 7,950 18,439 7,676

28,865 22,738
4,947 1,225 34,762 7,887 3,530 7,816 18,333 7,737

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

20,614 7,025 4,564 6,428
15,734 6,529
11,554

19,641 7,338 4,495 5,601
15,300 6,597
12,065

20,842 7,385 4,443 5,533
15,676 6,602
12,537

20,850 7,203 4,693 5,233
15,627 6,510
12,149

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

209,504 100

206,692 100

210,303 101

210,105 101

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

8,662

8,563

8,270

8,252

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

218,166 100

215,255 100

218,573 101

218,357 101

July 23, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
28,717 22,421
4,950 1,225 34,897 7,993 3,530 7,861 17,487 7,878
20,871 7,100 4,701 5,616
15,237 6,519
12,022
209,025 100
7,794
216,819 100

July 30, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,096 22,051
4,900 1,225 33,882 7,400 3,440 7,723 17,292 7,993
20,874 7,360 4,579 5,288
15,243 6,500
11,840
206,686 100
8,515
215,201 100

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

State

June 25, 2016

July 2, 2016

Week ending

July 9, 2016

July 16, 2016

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

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

20,982 20,911
4,817 1,211 28,054 6,265 3,252 6,693 15,126 5,820

22,068 20,623
4,126 1,198 27,923 6,653 3,239 7,720 15,031 6,038

20,961 21,024
5,401 1,489 28,088 6,263 3,114 6,140 14,732 5,997

21,184 19,985
5,401 1,341 28,953 6,820 3,204 6,197 15,071 5,703

July 23, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,576 21,134
5,319 1,602 28,106 5,808 3,113 5,633 14,892 4,973

July 30, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
21,516 20,763
4,928 1,241 27,833 6,219 3,134 5,742 15,055 6,007

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

16,666 4,097 3,595 5,765
12,978 5,724
11,007

16,426 4,900 3,630 5,848
13,152 5,369
10,599

16,284 3,822 3,601 5,616
12,401 5,693
11,400

16,424 4,679 3,429 5,876
12,936 5,200
9,783

16,018 3,969 3,245 4,731
12,983 5,916
10,441

17,317 4,601 3,177 4,854
13,297 5,998
11,186

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

172,963 99

174,543 101

172,026 100

172,186 100

169,459 99

172,868 101

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

7,019

6,550

6,845

6,865

6,892

6,864

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

179,982 99

181,093 101

178,871 100

179,051 100

176,351 100

179,732 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 3, 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