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 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