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