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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November 18, 2015
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 14, 2015. This is down 2 percent 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 167 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....
October 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,328 1,225
31,033 5,378
October 17, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,925 1,224
32,058 5,674
October 24, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,563 1,225
33,281 5,634
Week ending
October 31, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,293 1,225
32,050 5,681
November 7 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,738 1,225
31,400 5,179
November 14 , 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,492 1,224
33,839 5,880
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100
96 107
19 State total ......
195,933
191,524
196,208
197,085
196,117
204,996
98
United States ......
203,616
199,269
203,810
204,543
203,778
212,783
98
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 18, 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
October 10, 2015
October 17, 2015
October 24, 2015
Week ending
October 31, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
20,574 907
26,532 5,090
21,365 1,221
25,694 5,401
20,345 1,259
25,936 3,989
21,018 1,152
24,180 4,607
November 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,114 1,163
26,356 4,926
November 14, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,778 1,085
27,116 5,062
Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 81 104 114
19 State total ......
156,056
164,036
158,274
160,946
157,697
160,369
99
United States ......
162,037
170,186
164,072
167,326
164,025
166,737
99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 18, 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
October 10, 2015
October 17, 2015
Week ending
October 24, 2015
October 31, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,328 21,811
4,755 1,225 31,033 7,676 3,617 7,160 16,378 8,325
27,925 18,840
4,755 1,224 32,058 5,943 3,772 7,199 16,553 7,748
27,563 19,776
4,755 1,225 33,281 6,133 3,394 7,191 17,369 7,444
27,293 20,778
4,755 1,225 32,050 7,664 3,077 7,199 16,387 7,552
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,882 6,318 4,629 5,378
13,676 6,140
11,602
18,266 6,486 4,584 5,674
13,828 6,369
10,300
20,144 6,733 4,126 5,634
14,223 6,285
10,932
20,073 6,729 4,433 5,681
14,576 5,662
11,951
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
195,933 98
191,524 98
196,208 99
197,085 101
Other States .......................................
7,683
7,745
7,602
7,458
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
203,616 98
199,269 98
203,810 99
204,543 101
November 7, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,738 20,883
4,755 1,225 31,400 7,306 3,364 7,209 16,867 7,789
November 14, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,492 21,562
4,755 1,224 33,839 7,745 3,379 7,205 17,562 8,295
20,063 6,733 4,512 5,179
13,760 6,185
20,100 6,911 4,568 5,880
14,648 6,206
11,149
11,625
196,117 98
204,996 98
7,661
7,787
203,778 98
212,783 98
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
October 10, 2015
October 17, 2015
Week ending
October 24, 2015
October 31, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
20,574 17,630
6,471 907
26,532 5,490 3,512 4,047
13,538 6,065
21,365 19,061
4,609 1,221 25,694 6,437 3,231 6,272 14,207 6,147
20,345 17,250
4,421 1,259 25,936 5,947 2,684 5,383 12,613 6,110
21,018 18,259
5,102 1,152 24,180 5,895 3,178 5,902 13,621 6,353
November 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,114 18,310
5,608 1,163 26,356 4,561 3,345 5,297 13,817 5,088
November 14, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,778 18,302
5,564 1,085 27,116 4,457 2,990 5,603 14,739 4,976
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,014 2,314 4,022 5,090
11,415 5,457
7,978
16,465 3,295 3,340 5,401
11,471 5,780
10,040
15,787 5,061 3,919 3,989
11,295 6,282
9,993
15,163 5,574 3,829 4,607
10,915 4,916
11,282
14,914 4,156 3,754 4,926
11,316 5,349
9,623
15,926 4,005 3,396 5,062
11,780 4,899
9,691
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
156,056 96
164,036 99
158,274 99
160,946 98
157,697 99
160,369 99
Other States .......................................
5,981
6,150
5,798
6,380
6,328
6,368
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
162,037 96
170,186 99
164,072 99
167,326 99
164,025 99
166,737 99
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, November 18, 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