Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 February 11

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 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

February 11, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 7, 2015. This is up 3 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 175 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015

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

January 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,380 1,223
34,493 5,058

January 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,668 1,225
34,306 5,303

January 17, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,141 1,223
34,409 5,148

Week ending
January 24, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,687 1,221
34,183 5,524

January 31, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,810 920
33,083 5,447

February 7, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,699 1,224
33,719 5,450

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 100 105

19 State total ......

206,084

205,491

206,219

205,685

204,965

206,381

103

United States ......

214,240

213,711

214,034

213,478

212,782

214,203

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, February 11, 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

January 3, 2015

January 10, 2015

January 17, 2015

Week ending
January 24, 2015

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

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

22,413 1,342
27,027 4,582

21,724 1,340
27,168 5,230

21,189 1,355
26,557 5,023

21,962 1,231
27,442 5,050

January 31, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,338 1,365
27,040 5,083

February 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,774 1,518
27,625 4,349

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 121 103 105

19 State total ......

170,073

170,117

169,279

169,118

168,143

168,967

103

United States ......

176,377

176,489

175,254

175,060

174,598

174,630

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, February 11, 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 web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2015

State

January 3, 2015

January 10, 2015

Week ending

January 17, 2015

January 24, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,380 21,765
4,728 1,223 34,493 8,014 3,848 7,874 17,632 8,143

28,668 21,283
4,777 1,225 34,306 7,964 3,848 7,763 17,253 8,251

29,141 21,716
4,760 1,223 34,409 8,006 3,817 7,739 17,416 8,268

28,687 21,176
4,773 1,221 34,183 7,877 3,727 7,695 17,993 8,256

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

20,965 6,270 4,330 5,058
14,967 6,634
11,760

20,844 6,613 4,382 5,303
14,872 6,590
11,549

20,876 6,260 4,390 5,148
14,822 6,590
11,638

20,563 6,611 4,364 5,524
14,985 6,407
11,643

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

206,084 103

205,491 101

206,219 103

205,685 102

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

8,156

8,220

7,815

7,793

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

214,240 103

213,711 102

214,034 103

213,478 102

January 31, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,810 21,845
4,786 920
33,083 7,647 3,863 7,572
18,020 8,227
20,962 6,384 4,052 5,447
15,266 6,434
11,647
204,965 102
7,817
212,782 102

February 7, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,699 21,348
4,820 1,224 33,719 7,901 3,833 7,572 18,044 8,195
21,133 6,471 4,487 5,450
15,311 6,534
11,640
206,381 103
7,822
214,203 103

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

State

January 3, 2015

January 10, 2015

Week ending

January 17, 2015

January 24, 2015

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

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

22,413 19,317
5,770 1,342 27,027 6,012 3,427 5,931 14,985 6,551

21,724 19,179
5,567 1,340 27,168 6,455 3,230 5,634 14,947 5,998

21,189 19,009
5,201 1,355 26,557 6,291 3,414 5,711 14,907 5,266

21,962 18,481
5,610 1,231 27,442 6,678 3,426 5,856 14,577 6,173

January 31, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,338 18,937
4,951 1,365 27,040 6,118 3,407 5,915 14,180 5,746

February 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,774 19,471
4,576 1,518 27,625 7,036 3,342 6,698 14,463 5,946

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

16,775 4,425 3,755 4,582
11,759 5,216
10,786

16,980 4,175 3,883 5,230
12,286 5,598
10,723

16,345 5,493 3,989 5,023
12,160 5,303
12,066

16,138 4,418 3,869 5,050
12,529 5,170
10,508

16,385 4,597 4,058 5,083
12,056 5,358
10,609

16,278 3,934 3,981 4,349
11,950 5,677
10,349

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

170,073 103

170,117 103

169,279 102

169,118 103

168,143 102

168,967 103

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

6,304

6,372

5,975

5,942

6,455

5,663

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

176,377 103

176,489 103

175,254 102

175,060 103

174,598 103

174,630 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 11, 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 web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov