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