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 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