Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Oct. 28, 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 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