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