Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 March 11

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

March 11, 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 March 7, 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 176 million chicks for meat production, up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015

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

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)
29,197 1,221
33,367 5,567

Week ending
February 21, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,812 1,051
33,536 5,471

February 28, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,070 1,046
33,064 5,517

March 7, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,906 1,068
32,733 5,586

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 87 97
109

19 State total ......

205,644

206,266

207,859

207,195

207,010

205,100

101

United States ......

213,486

214,113

215,749

215,172

215,074

213,024

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 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 31, 2015

February 7, 2015

February 14, 2015

Week ending
February 21, 2015

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

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

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

21,710 1,518
27,625 4,266

21,815 1,303
27,315 4,678

21,959 1,020
25,608 5,007

February 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,242 1,303
25,633 4,669

March 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,740 1,362
26,546 4,364

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 112 100 100

19 State total ......

168,093

169,036

168,042

167,856

168,561

170,342

104

United States ......

174,573

174,695

174,405

173,908

174,899

176,315

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 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 website: http://www.nass.usda.gov

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

State

January 31, 2015

February 7, 2015

Week ending

February 14, 2015

February 21, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,810 22,144
4,786 920
33,083 7,647 3,863 7,572
18,020 8,227

28,699 21,600
4,820 1,224 33,719 7,901 3,833 7,572 18,044 8,195

29,197 21,638
4,883 1,221 33,367 7,791 3,833 7,809 18,000 8,194

28,812 22,200
4,771 1,051 33,536 7,684 3,833 7,621 17,985 8,180

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

20,958 6,384 4,067 5,447
15,266 6,431
12,019

21,133 6,377 4,469 5,502
15,311 6,534
11,333

21,151 6,588 4,569 5,567
15,351 6,547
12,153

20,980 6,507 4,513 5,471
15,277 6,604
12,170

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

205,644 102

206,266 103

207,859 104

207,195 103

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

7,842

7,847

7,890

7,977

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

213,486 102

214,113 103

215,749 103

215,172 103

February 28, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,070 22,071
4,903 1,046 33,064 7,821 3,833 7,784 17,841 8,229
21,174 6,255 4,451 5,517
15,288 6,587
12,076
207,010 102
8,064
215,074 102

March 7, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,906 21,702
4,832 1,068 32,733 7,218 3,833 7,744 17,576 7,810
20,999 6,588 4,384 5,586
15,411 6,845
11,865
205,100 101
7,924
213,024 101

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

State

January 31, 2015

February 7, 2015

Week ending

February 14, 2015

February 21, 2015

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

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

22,338 18,903
4,951 1,366 27,040 6,118 3,407 5,915 14,180 5,746

21,710 19,663
4,576 1,518 27,625 7,036 3,342 6,698 14,541 5,946

21,815 20,447
5,156 1,303 27,315 5,509 3,341 5,903 14,697 5,350

21,959 18,916
4,864 1,020 25,608 5,903 3,377 6,291 15,065 6,149

February 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,242 19,331
5,227 1,303 25,633 6,304 3,356 6,148 15,076 5,728

March 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,740 19,387
4,996 1,362 26,546 6,058 3,365 6,126 15,047 6,253

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

16,385 4,597 4,020 5,083
12,056 5,358
10,630

16,281 3,911 3,931 4,266
11,950 5,676
10,366

16,820 3,943 3,939 4,678
11,944 4,648
11,234

16,729 4,668 3,744 5,007
12,300 4,995
11,261

17,272 4,301 3,866 4,669
12,366 5,207
10,532

17,577 4,079 3,921 4,364
12,236 5,464
11,821

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

168,093 102

169,036 103

168,042 102

167,856 103

168,561 104

170,342 104

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

6,480

5,659

6,363

6,052

6,338

5,973

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

174,573 103

174,695 103

174,405 102

173,908 103

174,899 104

176,315 104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 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 website: http://www.nass.usda.gov