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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January 21, 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 17, 2015. This is up 3 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 175 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 and 2015
State
December 13, 2014
December 20, 2014
December 27, 2014
Week ending
January 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
28,714 1,223
34,278 5,177
28,214 1,225
34,884 5,928
27,757 1,224
34,472 5,574
28,380 1,223
34,493 5,058
January 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,668 1,225
34,306 5,303
January 17, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,141 1,223
34,487 5,247
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 103
98
19 State total ......
206,785
207,175
205,946
205,967
205,701
205,997
103
United States ......
215,019
215,494
214,169
214,145
213,877
213,803
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 21, 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 13, 2014
December 20, 2014
December 27, 2014
Week ending
January 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,748 1,487
25,889 5,080
21,776 1,427
27,336 4,737
21,925 1,328
26,889 5,124
22,413 1,342
27,011 4,582
January 10, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,724 1,340
27,240 5,230
January 17, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,294 1,355
26,610 5,029
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 101
98
19 State total ......
170,703
171,136
168,105
170,008
170,018
169,086
103
United States ......
176,773
177,136
174,453
176,312
176,390
175,084
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 21, 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 13, 2014
December 20, 2014
Week ending
December 27, 2014
January 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
28,380 21,765
4,728 1,223 34,493 7,942 3,848 7,874 17,632 8,143
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,982 6,679 4,525 5,177
14,610 6,507
11,316
21,100 6,273 4,347 5,928
14,887 6,606
11,755
20,687 6,189 4,370 5,574
15,036 6,455
11,801
20,946 6,270 4,330 5,058
14,967 6,634
11,734
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
206,785 102
207,175 103
205,946 102
205,967 103
Other States .......................................
8,234
8,319
8,223
8,178
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
215,019 102
215,494 103
214,169 102
214,145 103
January 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,668 21,283
4,777 1,225 34,306 7,933 3,848 7,763 17,253 8,251
20,844 6,613 4,382 5,303
14,862 6,590
11,800
205,701 102
8,176
213,877 102
January 17, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,141 21,716
4,760 1,223 34,487 7,929 3,817 7,739 16,988 8,268
21,022 6,260 4,424 5,247
14,664 6,590
11,722
205,997 103
7,806
213,803 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015
State
December 13, 2014
December 20, 2014
Week ending
December 27, 2014
January 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
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)
21,724 19,179
5,438 1,340 27,240 6,445 3,230 5,746 14,947 5,998
January 17, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,294 19,009
4,918 1,355 26,610 6,280 3,414 5,965 14,908 5,266
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 3,755 4,582
11,759 5,216
10,763
16,900 4,175 3,883 5,230
12,290 5,598
10,655
16,154 5,493 3,987 5,029
12,131 5,299
11,974
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
170,703 103
171,136 103
168,105 102
170,008 103
170,018 103
169,086 102
Other States .......................................
6,070
6,000
6,348
6,304
6,372
5,998
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
176,773 103
177,136 103
174,453 102
176,312 103
176,390 103
175,084 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 21, 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