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