Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 January 28

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 28, 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 24, 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 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 175 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 20, 2014

December 27, 2014

January 3, 2015

Week ending
January 10, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

28,380 1,223
34,493 5,058

28,668 1,225
34,306 5,303

January 17, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,141 1,223
34,515 5,148

January 24, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,687 1,221
34,183 5,437

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 102 104

19 State total ......

207,175

205,946

206,065

205,529

206,450

205,857

102

United States ......

215,494

214,169

214,221

213,705

214,256

213,650

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 28, 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 20, 2014

December 27, 2014

January 3, 2015

Week ending
January 10, 2015

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

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

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

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

22,413 1,342
27,027 4,582

21,724 1,340
27,168 5,230

January 17, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,189 1,355
26,610 5,023

January 24, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,962 1,227
27,378 5,143

Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 85
100 114

19 State total ......

171,174

168,364

170,050

170,070

169,168

169,116

103

United States ......

177,174

174,712

176,354

176,442

175,143

175,055

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 28, 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 20, December 27,

2014

2014

Week ending

January 3, 2015

January 10, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 8,014 3,848 7,874 17,632 8,143

28,668 21,283
4,777 1,225 34,306 7,964 3,848 7,763 17,253 8,251

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

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

20,965 6,270 4,330 5,058
14,967 6,634
11,741

20,844 6,613 4,382 5,303
14,872 6,590
11,587

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

207,175 103

205,946 102

206,065 103

205,529 101

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

8,319

8,223

8,156

8,176

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

215,494 103

214,169 102

214,221 103

213,705 102

January 17, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,141 21,716
4,760 1,223 34,515 7,929 3,817 7,739 17,416 8,268
20,878 6,260 4,395 5,148
14,990 6,590
11,665
206,450 103
7,806
214,256 103

January 24, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,687 21,176
4,773 1,221 34,183 7,851 3,727 7,695 17,993 8,256
20,569 6,611 4,377 5,437
15,089 6,407
11,805
205,857 102
7,793
213,650 102

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

State

December 20, December 27,

2014

2014

Week ending

January 3, 2015

January 10, 2015

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

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

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 27,027 6,012 3,427 5,931 14,985 6,551

21,724 19,179
5,567 1,340 27,168 6,455 3,230 5,634 14,947 5,998

January 17, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,189 19,009
5,201 1,355 26,610 6,280 3,414 5,711 14,907 5,266

January 24, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,962 18,481
5,610 1,227 27,378 6,667 3,426 5,857 14,577 6,173

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

17,082 4,146 3,930 4,737
12,278 5,398
11,589

16,540 4,980 4,064 5,124
11,329 5,069
10,578

16,775 4,425 3,755 4,582
11,759 5,216
10,763

16,980 4,175 3,883 5,230
12,286 5,598
10,676

16,249 5,493 3,989 5,023
12,160 5,303
12,009

16,223 4,418 3,824 5,143
12,508 5,172
10,470

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

171,174 103

168,364 102

170,050 103

170,070 103

169,168 102

169,116 103

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

6,000

6,348

6,304

6,372

5,975

5,939

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

177,174 103

174,712 102

176,354 103

176,442 103

175,143 102

175,055 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 28, 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