Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 February 4

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 4, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 31, 2015. This is up 1 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: 2014 and 2015

State

December 27, 2014

January 3, 2015

January 10, 2015

Week ending
January 17, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

27,757 1,224
34,472 5,574

28,380 1,223
34,493 5,058

28,668 1,225
34,306 5,303

29,141 1,223
34,515 5,148

January 24, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,687 1,221
34,183 5,437

January 31, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,810 920
33,083 5,407

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 75 98
103

19 State total ......

205,997

206,066

205,536

206,527

205,760

204,698

102

United States ......

214,220

214,222

213,756

214,333

213,553

212,500

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, February 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: 2014 and 2015

State

December 27, 2014

January 3, 2015

January 10, 2015

Week ending
January 17, 2015

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

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

21,925 1,328
26,889 5,124

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

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

21,189 1,355
26,541 5,023

January 24, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,962 1,231
27,442 5,143

January 31, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,338 1,365
27,113 5,120

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 108 105 104

19 State total ......

168,364

170,050

170,070

169,206

169,174

168,024

102

United States ......

174,712

176,354

176,442

175,181

175,116

174,461

102

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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015

State

December 27, 2014

January 3, 2015

Week ending

January 10, 2015

January 17, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

27,757 21,989
4,736 1,224 34,472 7,993 3,848 7,924 17,828 8,114

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 34,515 8,006 3,817 7,739 17,416 8,268

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

20,687 6,189 4,370 5,574
15,036 6,455
11,801

20,965 6,270 4,330 5,058
14,967 6,634
11,742

20,844 6,613 4,382 5,303
14,872 6,590
11,594

20,878 6,260 4,395 5,148
14,990 6,590
11,665

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

205,997 102

206,066 103

205,536 101

206,527 103

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

8,223

8,156

8,220

7,806

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

214,220 102

214,222 103

213,756 102

214,333 103

January 24, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,687 21,176
4,773 1,221 34,183 7,877 3,727 7,695 17,993 8,256
20,563 6,611 4,364 5,437
14,985 6,407
11,805
205,760 102
7,793
213,553 102

January 31, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,810 21,358
4,738 920
33,083 7,670 3,863 7,572
18,020 8,227
20,990 6,384 4,235 5,407
15,266 6,434
11,721
204,698 102
7,802
212,500 101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015

State

December 27, 2014

January 3, 2015

Week ending

January 10, 2015

January 17, 2015

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

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

21,925 19,483
4,775 1,328 26,889 6,135 3,307 6,496 14,415 5,927

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 26,541 6,291 3,414 5,711 14,907 5,266

January 24, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
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 18,989
5,061 1,365 27,113 6,125 3,407 5,978 14,190 5,647

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

16,540 4,980 4,064 5,124
11,329 5,069
10,578

16,775 4,425 3,755 4,582
11,759 5,216
10,763

16,980 4,175 3,883 5,230
12,286 5,598
10,676

16,345 5,493 3,989 5,023
12,160 5,303
12,009

16,138 4,418 3,869 5,143
12,529 5,170
10,471

16,212 4,597 4,054 5,120
12,056 5,163
10,609

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

168,364 102

170,050 103

170,070 103

169,206 102

169,174 103

168,024 102

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

6,348

6,304

6,372

5,975

5,942

6,437

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

174,712 102

176,354 103

176,442 103

175,181 102

175,116 103

174,461 102

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