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 31, 2016
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 27, 2016. This is up 2 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 178 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....
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
August 6, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,638 1,225
34,825 5,499
Week ending
August 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,602 1,222
34,228 5,847
August 20, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,656 1,225
34,547 5,722
August 27, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,848 1,225
34,429 5,637
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 104 102
19 State total ......
209,288
206,816
208,404
209,813
206,664
208,749
102
United States ......
217,082
215,256
216,882
218,473
215,263
217,246
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 31, 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 23, 2016
July 30, 2016
August 6, 2016
Week ending
August 13, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,576 1,602
28,106 4,731
21,218 1,241
27,833 4,854
21,868 1,220
28,380 4,077
21,720 1,582
27,185 5,050
August 20, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,004 1,541
26,840 5,562
August 27, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,614 1,332
27,516 5,262
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 111 100 130
19 State total ......
169,838
173,343
172,346
171,788
170,139
171,670
101
United States ......
176,724
180,196
179,132
178,248
177,144
178,356
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 31, 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 23, 2016
July 30, 2016
Week ending
August 6, 2016
August 13, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
29,602 22,556
4,604 1,222 34,228 8,132 3,500 8,085 17,688 7,758
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,871 7,100 4,786 5,616
15,237 6,519
12,080
20,781 7,360 4,564 5,288
15,195 6,500
11,878
19,942 7,227 4,539 5,499
15,348 6,405
11,850
20,783 7,515 4,441 5,847
15,782 6,411
11,659
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
209,288 101
206,816 100
208,404 101
209,813 102
Other States .......................................
7,794
8,440
8,478
8,660
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
217,082 101
215,256 100
216,882 101
218,473 102
August 20, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,656 22,642
4,483 1,225 34,547 6,286 3,470 7,995 17,909 7,642
20,215 7,531 4,582 5,722
14,564 6,378
11,817
206,664 101
8,599
215,263 101
August 27, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,848 22,774
4,850 1,225 34,429 6,977 3,500 7,705 18,000 8,022
20,139 7,324 4,574 5,637
15,475 6,583
11,687
208,749 102
8,497
217,246 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2016
State
July 23, 2016
July 30, 2016
Week ending
August 6, 2016
August 13, 2016
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,576 21,418
5,511 1,602 28,106 5,808 3,113 5,153 14,892 4,973
21,218 20,760
5,312 1,241 27,833 6,220 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
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)
22,004 20,922
4,875 1,541 26,840 5,430 3,007 5,769 14,442 6,546
August 27, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,614 21,037
5,104 1,332 27,516 6,353 3,052 5,795 14,547 6,229
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,018 3,684 3,547 4,731
12,983 6,241
10,482
17,314 4,601 3,457 4,854
13,297 6,151
11,235
16,588 3,853 3,593 4,077
12,896 4,841
10,916
17,145 4,757 3,708 5,050
12,758 5,073
10,601
16,471 3,638 3,562 5,562
12,768 6,027
10,735
16,238 3,919 3,603 5,262
12,716 5,647
10,706
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
169,838 100
173,343 101
172,346 101
171,788 101
170,139 100
171,670 101
Other States .......................................
6,886
6,853
6,786
6,460
7,005
6,686
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
176,724 100
180,196 101
179,132 101
178,248 101
177,144 100
178,356 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 31, 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