United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
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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