Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 January 7

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 7, 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 3, 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 177 million chicks for meat production, up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 and 2015

State

November 29, 2014

December 6, 2014

December 13, 2014

Week ending
December 20, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,528 1,224
35,094 5,551

28,570 1,223
34,283 5,242

28,714 1,223
34,278 5,177

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

December 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,757 1,224
34,472 5,574

January 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,313 1,223
34,512 5,147

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 102
98

19 State total ......

209,155

204,715

207,542

207,204

206,619

206,035

103

United States ......

217,343

212,966

215,715

215,386

214,705

214,040

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 7,2015. 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

November 29, 2014

December 6, 2014

December 13, 2014

Week ending
December 20, 2014

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

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

20,887 1,456
25,820 4,746

21,932 1,311
27,178 5,558

22,748 1,487
25,889 5,080

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

December 27, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,925 1,328
26,889 5,124

January 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,493 1,342
27,011 4,398

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 99 99 87

19 State total ......

163,254

170,304

170,702

171,135

168,104

170,493

104

United States ......

169,104

176,626

176,772

177,135

174,497

176,817

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 7,2015. 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

November 29, 2014

December 6, 2014

Week ending

December 13, December 20,

2014

2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,528 21,509
4,688 1,224 35,094 6,943 3,726 7,876 18,009 8,299

28,570 22,102
4,778 1,223 34,283 7,877 3,710 7,900 17,395 8,329

28,714 21,961
4,780 1,223 34,278 7,962 3,834 7,929 17,952 8,356

28,214 21,201
4,778 1,225 34,884 7,961 3,622 7,907 17,921 8,321

December 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,757 21,989
4,736 1,224 34,472 7,942 3,848 7,924 17,828 8,114

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

21,250 6,834 4,319 5,551
15,439 6,758
13,108

20,840 6,347 4,601 5,242
14,100 6,120
11,298

20,982 6,682 4,477 5,177
14,610 6,507
12,118

21,105 6,273 4,299 5,928
14,887 6,606
12,072

20,702 6,189 4,324 5,574
15,036 6,455
12,505

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

209,155 103

204,715 102

207,542 103

207,204 103

206,619 103

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

8,188

8,251

8,173

8,182

8,086

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

217,343 103

212,966 102

215,715 103

215,386 103

214,705 102

January 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,313 21,765
4,758 1,223 34,512 7,942 3,848 7,874 17,632 8,143
20,984 6,270 4,265 5,147
14,967 6,634
11,758
206,035 103
8,005
214,040 103

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

State

November 29, 2014

December 6, 2014

Week ending

December 13, December 20,

2014

2014

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

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

20,887 18,541
3,806 1,456 25,820 6,426 3,133 6,818 13,974 5,501

21,932 20,756
5,714 1,311 27,178 5,940 3,366 6,174 14,797 5,308

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

December 27, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,925 19,483
4,775 1,328 26,889 6,135 3,307 6,496 14,415 5,927

January 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,493 18,911
5,786 1,342 27,011 6,079 3,352 5,918 14,985 6,551

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

16,295 4,482 3,914 4,746
11,110 5,650
10,695

15,639 4,216 3,999 5,558
11,889 4,806
11,721

17,142 4,521 3,859 5,080
11,989 5,111
10,625

17,082 4,146 3,891 4,737
12,278 5,398
11,589

16,540 4,980 4,024 5,124
11,329 5,069
10,358

16,730 4,831 3,694 4,398
11,759 5,215
11,438

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

163,254 103

170,304 103

170,702 103

171,135 103

168,104 102

170,493 104

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

5,850

6,322

6,070

6,000

6,393

6,324

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

169,104 103

176,626 103

176,772 103

177,135 103

174,497 102

176,817 104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 7, 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