Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 February 18

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 18, 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 14, 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 174 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015

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

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

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

Week ending
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 5,502

February 14, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,158 1,221
33,367 5,567

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 107
99 110

19 State total ......

205,477

206,547

206,300

205,302

205,886

206,512

103

United States ......

213,697

214,387

214,113

213,144

213,733

214,451

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, February 18, 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 10, 2015

January 17, 2015

January 24, 2015

Week ending
January 31, 2015

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

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

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

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

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

22,338 1,366
27,040 5,083

February 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,710 1,518
27,625 4,266

February 14, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,868 1,304
27,184 4,678

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 99
105 107

19 State total ......

170,134

169,257

169,096

168,090

168,849

167,648

102

United States ......

176,506

175,232

175,038

174,570

174,508

174,020

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, February 18, 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 10, 2015

January 17, 2015

Week ending

January 24, 2015

January 31, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 21,740
4,773 1,221 34,183 7,877 3,833 7,695 17,993 8,256

28,810 21,845
4,786 920
33,083 7,647 3,863 7,572
18,020 8,227

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

20,830 6,613 4,382 5,303
14,872 6,590
11,549

20,876 6,260 4,390 5,148
15,150 6,590
11,638

20,533 6,611 4,364 5,524
14,985 6,407
11,618

20,962 6,384 4,067 5,447
15,266 6,434
11,969

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

205,477 101

206,547 103

206,300 102

205,302 102

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

8,220

7,840

7,813

7,842

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

213,697 102

214,387 103

214,113 102

213,144 102

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 6,377 4,352 5,502
15,311 6,534
11,322
205,886 103
7,847
213,733 103

February 14, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,158 21,305
4,778 1,221 33,367 7,811 3,833 7,809 18,000 8,194
21,151 6,588 4,498 5,567
15,357 6,547
11,328
206,512 103
7,939
214,451 103

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

State

January 10, 2015

January 17, 2015

Week ending

January 24, 2015

January 31, 2015

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

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

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

22,338 18,937
4,951 1,366 27,040 6,118 3,407 5,915 14,180 5,746

February 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,710 19,493
4,576 1,518 27,625 7,036 3,342 6,698 14,541 5,946

February 14, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,868 20,226
5,030 1,304 27,184 5,577 3,342 5,948 14,635 5,429

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

16,980 4,175 3,900 5,230
12,286 5,598
10,723

16,345 5,493 3,967 5,023
12,160 5,303
12,066

16,138 4,418 3,847 5,050
12,529 5,170
10,508

16,385 4,597 4,020 5,083
12,056 5,358
10,593

16,281 3,911 3,931 4,266
11,950 5,676
10,349

16,714 3,942 3,918 4,678
11,935 4,703
11,215

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

170,134 103

169,257 102

169,096 103

168,090 102

168,849 103

167,648 102

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

6,372

5,975

5,942

6,480

5,659

6,372

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

176,506 103

175,232 102

175,038 103

174,570 103

174,508 103

174,020 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 18, 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