Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Nov. 4, 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

November 4, 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 31, 2015. This is up 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 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....

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

October 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,328 1,225
31,033 5,409

Week ending
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

October 31, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,293 1,225
32,050 5,681

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 100
99 107

19 State total ......

199,227

194,323

195,964

190,691

196,872

196,731

100

United States ......

206,503

201,944

203,647

198,391

204,482

204,202

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 4, 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 26, 2015

October 3, 2015

October 10, 2015

Week ending
October 17, 2015

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

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

20,671 1,236
26,684 5,128

21,228 1,138
26,938 5,337

20,574 907
26,532 5,121

21,365 1,221
25,694 5,470

October 24, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,365 1,259
25,936 4,138

October 31, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,914 1,152
24,176 4,642

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 86 91 105

19 State total ......

164,618

164,339

156,087

164,106

158,443

160,831

98

United States ......

171,429

170,864

162,068

170,256

164,242

167,204

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 4, 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 26, 2015

October 3, 2015

Week ending

October 10, 2015

October 17, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 21,811
4,755 1,225 31,033 7,676 3,617 7,160 16,378 8,325

27,925 19,256
4,755 1,224 32,058 5,943 3,772 7,199 16,553 7,748

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

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
13,676 6,140
11,602

18,266 6,486 4,584 5,719
13,828 6,369
9,006

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

199,227 99

194,323 99

195,964 98

190,691 97

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

7,276

7,621

7,683

7,700

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

206,503 99

201,944 99

203,647 98

198,391 98

October 24, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,192 20,141
4,755 1,225 33,281 6,133 3,394 7,191 17,369 7,444
20,144 6,733 4,126 5,690
14,223 6,230
11,601
196,872 99
7,610
204,482 99

October 31, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,293 20,778
4,755 1,225 32,050 7,664 3,077 7,199 16,387 7,552
20,073 6,729 4,429 5,681
14,576 5,662
11,601
196,731 100
7,471
204,202 100

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

State

September 26, 2015

October 3, 2015

Week ending

October 10, 2015

October 17, 2015

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

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

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

21,365 19,061
4,609 1,221 25,694 6,437 3,231 6,272 14,207 6,147

October 24, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,365 17,250
4,421 1,259 25,936 5,947 2,684 5,383 12,613 6,110

October 31, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
20,914 18,170
5,102 1,152 24,176 5,888 3,178 5,902 13,725 6,353

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

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 5,780
10,041

15,787 5,061 3,919 4,138
11,295 6,282
9,993

15,168 5,574 3,795 4,642
10,899 4,900
11,293

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

164,618 100

164,339 100

156,087 96

164,106 99

158,443 99

160,831 98

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

6,811

6,525

5,981

6,150

5,799

6,373

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

171,429 100

170,864 100

162,068 96

170,256 99

164,242 99

167,204 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, November 4, 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