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