Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Oct. 7, 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 7, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 3, 2015. This is down slightly 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 170 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

August 29, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,860 1,225
33,139 5,517

September 5, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,362 1,224
32,933 5,213

September 12, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,517 1,224
32,700 5,233

Week ending
September 19, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,526 917
32,001 5,860

September 26, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,390 1,224
32,564 5,713

October 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,333 1,190
32,222 5,402

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 97 96
104

19 State total ......

204,590

200,684

199,367

193,081

201,012

194,821

100

United States ......

212,492

208,593

207,284

200,882

208,270

202,462

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 7, 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

August 29, 2015

September 5, 2015

September 12, 2015

Week ending
September 19, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,858 1,195
27,433 4,040

20,083 1,469
26,819 4,818

19,928 1,141
27,974 4,283

21,904 1,107
27,076 4,768

September 26, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,671 1,236
26,684 5,068

October 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,377 1,138
26,749 5,274

Percent of previous year
(percent)
94 83 101 110

19 State total ......

169,414

168,888

167,937

168,234

164,534

164,201

100

United States ......

175,990

175,199

174,640

174,844

170,713

170,049

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 7, 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

August 29, 2015

September 5, 2015

Week ending

September 12, September 19,

2015

2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

28,860 22,052
4,755 1,225 33,139 8,008 3,833 7,819 17,294 8,113

28,362 22,455
4,755 1,224 32,933 8,030 3,552 7,801 16,414 8,178

28,517 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

September 26, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
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 ..............................

20,357 6,495 4,872 5,517
14,775 6,202
11,274

19,098 6,248 4,689 5,213
13,979 6,408
11,345

18,154 6,668 4,816 5,233
14,443 6,007
9,612

18,476 6,765 4,768 5,860
13,985 5,926
9,602

20,088 6,815 3,903 5,713
13,444 6,319
10,879

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

204,590 100

200,684 99

199,367 99

193,081 97

201,012 100

Other States .......................................

7,902

7,909

7,917

7,801

7,258

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

212,492 100

208,593 99

207,284 99

200,882 98

208,270 100

October 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,333 21,903
4,755 1,190 32,222 7,268 3,651 7,306 15,430 7,823
19,074 6,159 4,604 5,402
13,546 6,094
11,061
194,821 100
7,641
202,462 100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015

State

August 29, 2015

September 5, 2015

Week ending

September 12, September 19,

2015

2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

21,858 19,718
5,478 1,195 27,433 6,083 3,304 6,072 14,598 6,234

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

September 26, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
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)
21,377 20,139
4,888 1,138 26,749 6,265 3,495 5,699 14,509 6,306

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

17,070 4,303 3,692 4,040
12,071 4,813
11,452

16,612 4,469 4,000 4,818
12,531 4,978
10,891

16,955 3,865 3,861 4,283
11,825 5,212
10,552

15,741 4,720 3,998 4,768
11,973 5,391
10,206

15,366 4,210 3,751 5,068
11,283 5,847
10,077

14,579 4,082 4,075 5,274
11,822 4,964
8,840

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

169,414 101

168,888 100

167,937 99

168,234 101

164,534 100

164,201 100

Other States .......................................

6,576

6,311

6,703

6,610

6,179

5,848

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

175,990 101

175,199 100

174,640 100

174,844 101

170,713 100

170,049 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 7, 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