Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Jan. 4, 2017]

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

January 4, 2017

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 221 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 31, 2016. This is up 4 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 179 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....

November 26, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,835 1,205
34,749 5,521

December 3, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,741 1,220
34,467 5,540

December 10, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
30,008 1,224
34,015 5,455

Week ending
December 17, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,998 1,193
34,335 5,754

December 24, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,772 1,207
34,521 5,514

December 31, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
30,274 1,021
34,255 5,619

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 83
102 99

19 State total ......

211,032

211,087

210,756

211,828

210,679

212,101

103

United States ......

219,957

219,852

219,541

220,632

219,342

220,796

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 4, 2017. 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

November 26, 2016

December 3, 2016

December 10, 2016

Week ending
December 17, 2016

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

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

21,848 1,218
26,230 4,964

22,408 1,307
27,223 5,562

21,840 1,278
27,317 5,421

21,677 1,331
28,869 3,992

December 24, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,403 1,341
27,446 4,500

December 31, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,697 1,161
26,371 4,772

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 89 96
104

19 State total ......

168,177

170,588

172,410

172,372

172,432

171,979

101

United States ......

174,842

177,530

179,346

179,392

179,351

179,166

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 4, 2017. 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

November 26, 2016

December 3, 2016

Week ending

December 10, December 17,

2016

2016

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,835 22,973
5,035 1,205 34,749 7,613 3,667 7,930 17,339 8,186

29,741 22,611
5,052 1,220 34,467 7,689 3,833 8,065 17,373 8,171

30,008 22,637
5,101 1,224 34,015 7,671 3,833 8,086 17,571 8,167

29,998 22,760
5,054 1,193 34,335 7,396 3,833 8,140 17,586 8,157

December 24, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
29,772 22,314
4,926 1,207 34,521 7,448 3,848 8,138 17,525 8,170

December 31, 2016
(1,000 eggs)
30,274 22,947
5,003 1,021 34,255 7,212 3,788 8,126 17,758 7,960

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

20,666 7,389 4,788 5,521
15,763 6,435
11,938

20,727 7,404 4,933 5,540
15,803 6,474
11,984

20,782 7,482 4,571 5,455
15,946 6,504
11,703

20,772 7,619 4,704 5,754
15,944 6,498
12,085

20,849 7,435 4,680 5,514
15,806 6,505
12,021

21,626 7,620 4,797 5,619
15,511 6,387
12,197

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

211,032 101

211,087 104

210,756 102

211,828 101

210,679 102

212,101 103

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

8,925

8,765

8,785

8,804

8,663

8,695

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

219,957 102

219,852 105

219,541 102

220,632 102

219,342 102

220,796 104

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

State

November 26, 2016

December 3, 2016

Week ending

December 10, December 17,

2016

2016

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

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

21,848 20,185
5,452 1,218 26,230 6,041 2,865 6,606 13,863 5,442

22,408 20,240
5,278 1,307 27,223 5,654 2,994 6,324 14,079 5,904

21,840 20,824
5,345 1,278 27,317 6,211 3,041 6,285 14,778 6,600

21,677 21,875
5,488 1,331 28,869 6,288 3,191 5,794 14,582 6,039

December 24, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,403 20,939
4,709 1,341 27,446 6,347 3,262 7,495 14,565 5,956

December 31, 2016
(1,000 chicks)
22,697 21,805
4,955 1,161 26,371 5,955 3,290 7,428 14,812 5,445

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

16,212 4,275 4,003 4,964
12,478 5,487
11,008

16,232 4,906 3,813 5,562
12,976 5,301
10,387

16,348 3,963 3,509 5,421
13,053 5,855
10,742

16,045 3,851 3,740 3,992
13,111 6,322
10,177

16,175 4,647 3,781 4,500
12,927 5,036
10,903

16,752 4,092 3,545 4,772
13,052 4,713
11,134

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

168,177 103

170,588 100

172,410 101

172,372 101

172,432 104

171,979 101

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

6,665

6,942

6,936

7,020

6,919

7,187

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

174,842 104

177,530 101

179,346 101

179,392 101

179,351 104

179,166 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 4, 2017. 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