Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Aug. 31, 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 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