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 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