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