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