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 28, 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 24, 2015. This is down 1 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 164 million chicks for meat production, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
September 19, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,526 917
32,001 5,860
September 26, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,314 1,224
32,564 5,712
October 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,865 1,190
32,105 5,527
Week ending
October 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,328 1,225
31,033 5,409
October 17, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,925 1,224
32,058 5,719
October 24, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,192 1,225
33,281 5,690
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100
99 107
19 State total ......
190,289
199,227
194,323
196,335
191,973
196,647
99
United States ......
198,090
206,503
201,944
204,018
199,673
204,257
99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 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: 2015
State
September 19, September 26,
2015
2015
October 3, 2015
Week ending
October 10, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,904 1,107
27,076 4,835
20,671 1,236
26,684 5,128
21,228 1,138
26,938 5,337
20,574 907
26,532 5,121
October 17, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,365 1,221
25,694 5,470
October 24, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,365 1,259
25,932 4,138
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 99 101 81
19 State total ......
168,301
164,618
164,339
156,087
164,059
158,463
99
United States ......
174,911
171,429
170,864
162,068
170,209
164,264
99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 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 website: http://www.nass.usda.gov
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
September 19, September 26,
2015
2015
Week ending
October 3, 2015
October 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,526 19,768
4,755 917
32,001 6,421 3,954 7,455
16,164 7,528
28,314 21,582
4,755 1,224 32,564 7,867 3,651 7,958 16,890 8,017
27,865 21,111
4,755 1,190 32,105 7,268 3,340 7,278 15,445 7,823
28,328 21,902
4,755 1,225 31,033 7,676 3,617 7,160 16,378 8,325
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
18,137 4,987 4,768 5,860
13,834 6,000
9,214
19,725 5,678 3,903 5,712
13,262 6,378
11,747
19,074 6,128 4,644 5,527
13,546 6,094
11,130
17,882 6,318 4,629 5,409
13,979 6,140
11,579
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
190,289 96
199,227 99
194,323 99
196,335 98
Other States .......................................
7,801
7,276
7,621
7,683
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
198,090 96
206,503 99
201,944 99
204,018 98
October 17, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,925 19,256
4,755 1,224 32,058 5,943 3,772 7,240 16,553 7,748
18,266 6,486 4,584 5,719
13,828 6,369
10,247
191,973 98
7,700
199,673 98
October 24, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,192 20,442
4,755 1,225 33,281 6,133 3,394 7,228 17,369 7,444
20,144 6,733 4,348 5,690
14,223 6,230
10,816
196,647 99
7,610
204,257 99
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
September 19, September 26,
2015
2015
Week ending
October 3, 2015
October 10, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,904 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
21,228 19,921
5,161 1,138 26,938 6,265 3,502 5,535 14,642 6,306
20,574 17,630
6,471 907
26,532 5,490 3,512 4,047
13,538 6,065
October 17, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,365 19,061
4,667 1,221 25,694 6,437 3,231 6,235 14,207 6,147
October 24, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,365 17,247
4,664 1,259 25,932 5,945 2,684 5,297 12,613 6,110
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
15,014 2,314 4,022 5,121
11,415 5,457
7,978
16,465 3,295 3,340 5,470
11,471 5,752
10,001
15,775 5,061 3,992 4,138
11,310 6,137
9,934
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
168,301 101
164,618 100
164,339 100
156,087 96
164,059 99
158,463 99
Other States .......................................
6,610
6,811
6,525
5,981
6,150
5,801
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,911 101
171,429 100
170,864 100
162,068 96
170,209 99
164,264 99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 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 website: http://www.nass.usda.gov