Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Oct. 14, 2015]

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 100 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

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