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 18, 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 14, 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....
February 7, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,294 1,224
33,719 5,502
February 14, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,779 1,221
33,335 5,567
February 21, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,132 1,051
33,545 5,471
Week ending
February 28, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,250 1,046
33,186 5,517
March 7, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,323 1,068
32,574 5,586
March 14, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,928 1,192
32,469 5,592
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 97 94
117
19 State total ......
206,849
208,431
207,639
207,335
205,462
204,239
101
United States ......
214,696
216,321
215,616
215,399
213,467
212,555
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 18, 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
February 7, 2015
February 14, 2015
February 21, 2015
Week ending
February 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,440 1,518
27,625 4,267
21,528 1,303
27,315 4,679
21,761 1,020
25,608 5,005
21,804 1,303
25,861 4,723
March 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,473 1,364
26,546 4,437
March 14, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,967 1,163
26,063 5,045
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 85
100 107
19 State total ......
168,937
167,918
167,737
168,515
170,114
169,665
104
United States ......
174,597
174,283
173,780
174,853
176,144
175,730
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 18, 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
February 7, 2015
February 14, 2015
Week ending
February 21, 2015
February 28, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,294 21,600
4,820 1,224 33,716 7,901 3,833 7,572 18,044 8,195
29,779 21,638
4,883 1,221 33,335 7,791 3,833 7,809 18,000 8,194
29,132 22,200
4,771 1,051 33,545 7,684 3,833 7,621 17,985 8,180
29,250 22,071
4,903 1,046 33,186 7,821 3,833 7,784 17,841 8,229
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,133 6,377 4,469 5,502
15,311 6,534
11,324
21,151 6,588 4,569 5,567
15,351 6,547
12,175
21,084 6,507 4,510 5,471
15,277 6,604
12,184
21,174 6,255 4,451 5,517
15,288 6,587
12,099
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
206,849 103
208,431 104
207,639 103
207,335 102
Other States .......................................
7,847
7,890
7,977
8,064
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
214,696 103
216,321 104
215,616 103
215,399 102
March 7, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,323 21,702
4,766 1,068 32,574 7,218 3,833 7,744 17,576 7,810
20,999 6,588 4,545 5,586
15,411 6,845
11,874
205,462 101
8,005
213,467 101
March 14, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,928 21,865
4,829 1,192 32,469 7,796 3,817 7,751 17,914 7,904
21,466 6,348 4,415 5,592
13,745 6,615
11,593
204,239 101
8,316
212,555 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
February 7, 2015
February 14, 2015
Week ending
February 21, 2015
February 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,440 19,663
4,576 1,518 27,625 7,036 3,342 6,698 14,543 5,946
21,528 20,447
5,156 1,303 27,315 5,509 3,341 5,903 14,697 5,350
21,761 18,916
4,864 1,020 25,608 5,903 3,377 6,291 15,065 6,149
21,804 19,331
5,479 1,303 25,861 6,304 3,356 5,864 15,155 5,728
March 7, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,473 19,387
5,200 1,364 26,546 6,058 3,365 5,840 14,959 6,253
March 14, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,967 19,501
4,827 1,163 26,063 6,389 3,354 6,110 14,946 5,879
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,443 3,911 3,933 4,267
11,950 5,676
10,370
16,969 3,943 3,939 4,679
11,944 4,648
11,247
16,806 4,668 3,744 5,005
12,300 4,995
11,265
17,336 4,301 3,866 4,723
12,366 5,207
10,531
17,591 4,079 3,949 4,437
12,236 5,553
11,824
16,481 4,569 4,082 5,045
12,406 5,595
11,288
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
168,937 103
167,918 102
167,737 103
168,515 104
170,114 104
169,665 104
Other States .......................................
5,660
6,365
6,043
6,338
6,030
6,065
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,597 103
174,283 102
173,780 102
174,853 104
176,144 104
175,730 104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 18, 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