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
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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