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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October 14, 2015
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 204 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 10, 2015. This is down 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 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 162 million chicks for meat production, down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
September 5, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,362 1,224
32,933 5,212
September 12, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,617 1,224
32,700 5,235
September 19, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,526 917
32,001 5,860
Week ending
September 26, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,390 1,224
32,564 5,712
October 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,865 1,190
32,105 5,527
October 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,328 1,225
31,033 5,409
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100
93 109
19 State total ......
200,683
199,469
190,499
201,878
195,098
196,489
98
United States ......
208,592
207,386
198,300
209,154
202,719
204,172
98
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 14, 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: 2015
State
September 5, 2015
September 12, 2015
September 19, 2015
Week ending
September 26, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
20,083 1,469
26,819 4,887
19,928 1,141
27,974 4,319
21,904 1,107
27,076 4,835
20,671 1,236
26,684 5,128
October 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,228 1,138
26,938 5,337
October 10, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,574 907
26,528 5,121
Percent of previous year
(percent)
95 76 102 96
19 State total ......
168,957
167,973
168,301
164,618
164,530
156,127
96
United States ......
175,268
174,676
174,911
171,429
171,055
162,107
96
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 14, 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 website: http://www.nass.usda.gov
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
September 5, 2015
September 12, 2015
Week ending
September 19, September 26,
2015
2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,362 22,455
4,755 1,224 32,933 8,030 3,552 7,801 16,414 8,178
28,617 22,120
4,754 1,224 32,700 8,189 3,954 7,372 17,419 8,185
28,526 19,978
4,755 917
32,001 6,421 3,954 7,455
16,164 7,528
28,390 22,535
4,755 1,224 32,564 7,867 3,651 7,958 16,890 8,017
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,098 6,248 4,689 5,212
13,979 6,408
11,345
18,154 6,668 4,816 5,235
14,443 6,007
9,612
18,137 4,987 4,768 5,860
13,834 6,000
9,214
20,088 6,815 3,903 5,712
13,444 6,319
11,746
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
200,683 99
199,469 99
190,499 96
201,878 100
Other States .......................................
7,909
7,917
7,801
7,276
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
208,592 99
207,386 99
198,300 96
209,154 100
October 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,865 21,903
4,755 1,190 32,105 7,268 3,340 7,278 15,445 7,823
19,074 6,128 4,644 5,527
13,546 6,094
11,113
195,098 100
7,621
202,719 100
October 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,328 22,325
4,755 1,225 31,033 7,676 3,617 7,160 16,378 8,325
17,882 6,318 4,603 5,409
13,979 6,140
11,336
196,489 98
7,683
204,172 98
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
September 5, 2015
September 12, 2015
Week ending
September 19, September 26,
2015
2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
20,083 19,493
4,647 1,469 26,819 7,110 3,309 6,958 14,613 6,088
19,928 21,033
4,999 1,141 27,974 5,845 3,363 6,496 14,702 5,903
21,904 20,703
4,935 1,107 27,076 6,204 3,393 6,413 14,412 5,290
20,671 20,025
4,871 1,236 26,684 6,555 3,151 5,803 13,704 6,232
October 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,228 20,112
5,161 1,138 26,938 6,265 3,502 5,535 14,642 6,306
October 10, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,574 17,816
6,471 907
26,528 5,410 3,512 4,047
13,538 6,065
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,612 4,469 4,000 4,887
12,531 4,978
10,891
16,955 3,865 3,861 4,319
11,825 5,212
10,552
15,741 4,720 3,998 4,835
11,973 5,391
10,206
15,366 4,210 3,751 5,128
11,283 5,847
10,101
14,579 4,082 4,115 5,337
11,853 4,886
8,851
14,996 2,314 3,937 5,121
11,426 5,498
7,967
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
168,957 100
167,973 99
168,301 101
164,618 100
164,530 100
156,127 96
Other States .......................................
6,311
6,703
6,610
6,811
6,525
5,980
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
175,268 100
174,676 100
174,911 101
171,429 100
171,055 101
162,107 96
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 14, 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 website: http://www.nass.usda.gov