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