Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 January 21

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 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