Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 January 14

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 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

January 14, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 10, 2015. 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 177 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 and 2015

State

December 6, 2014

December 13, 2014

December 20, 2014

Week ending
December 27, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,570 1,223
34,283 5,242

28,714 1,223
34,278 5,177

28,214 1,225
34,884 5,928

27,757 1,224
34,472 5,574

January 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,380 1,223
34,493 5,147

January 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,668 1,225
34,334 5,293

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 102 102

19 State total ......

205,102

206,737

207,132

205,907

206,008

205,860

102

United States ......

213,357

214,971

215,451

214,130

214,186

213,974

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 14, 2015. 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: 2014 and 2015

State

December 6, 2014

December 13, 2014

December 20, 2014

Week ending
December 27, 2014

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

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

21,932 1,311
27,178 5,558

22,748 1,487
25,889 5,080

21,776 1,427
27,336 4,737

21,925 1,328
26,889 5,124

January 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,413 1,342
27,011 4,563

January 10, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,714 1,336
27,240 5,214

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 110
98 117

19 State total ......

170,305

170,703

171,136

168,105

169,951

170,238

104

United States ......

176,627

176,773

177,136

174,453

176,255

176,600

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 14, 2015. 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 web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015

State

December 6, 2014

December 13, 2014

Week ending

December 20, December 27,

2014

2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,570 22,102
4,778 1,223 34,283 7,877 3,710 7,900 17,395 8,329

28,714 21,961
4,780 1,223 34,278 7,962 3,834 7,929 17,952 8,356

28,214 21,446
4,778 1,225 34,884 7,961 3,622 7,907 17,921 8,321

27,757 21,989
4,736 1,224 34,472 7,942 3,848 7,924 17,828 8,114

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

20,840 6,347 4,601 5,242
14,100 6,120
11,685

20,982 6,679 4,477 5,177
14,610 6,507
11,316

21,105 6,273 4,299 5,928
14,887 6,606
11,755

20,702 6,189 4,324 5,574
15,036 6,455
11,793

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

205,102 102

206,737 102

207,132 102

205,907 102

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

8,255

8,234

8,319

8,223

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

213,357 102

214,971 102

215,451 103

214,130 102

January 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,380 21,765
4,728 1,223 34,493 7,942 3,848 7,874 17,632 8,143
20,946 6,270 4,282 5,147
14,967 6,634
11,734
206,008 102
8,178
214,186 103

January 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,668 21,283
4,777 1,225 34,334 7,933 3,848 7,763 17,253 8,251
20,937 6,613 4,430 5,293
14,862 6,590
11,800
205,860 102
8,114
213,974 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015

State

December 6, 2014

December 13, 2014

Week ending

December 20, December 27,

2014

2014

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

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

21,932 20,756
5,714 1,311 27,178 5,940 3,366 6,174 14,797 5,308

22,748 20,086
5,162 1,487 25,889 6,639 3,339 6,434 14,962 5,629

21,776 19,375
5,102 1,427 27,336 6,146 3,337 6,061 15,052 6,402

21,925 19,483
4,775 1,328 26,889 6,135 3,307 6,496 14,415 5,927

January 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,413 19,317
5,770 1,342 27,011 6,079 3,427 5,931 14,985 6,551

January 10, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,714 19,179
5,367 1,336 27,240 6,445 3,230 5,816 14,947 5,998

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

15,639 4,216 4,000 5,558
11,889 4,806
11,721

17,142 4,521 3,860 5,080
11,989 5,111
10,625

17,082 4,146 3,892 4,737
12,278 5,398
11,589

16,540 4,980 4,025 5,124
11,329 5,069
10,358

16,682 4,425 3,717 4,563
11,759 5,216
10,763

17,154 4,175 3,886 5,214
12,290 5,628
10,619

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

170,305 103

170,703 103

171,136 103

168,105 102

169,951 103

170,238 103

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

6,322

6,070

6,000

6,348

6,304

6,362

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

176,627 103

176,773 103

177,136 103

174,453 102

176,255 103

176,600 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 14, 2015. 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 web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov