Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 March 18

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 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