Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 March 4

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 4, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 28, 2015. This is up 2 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 175 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 24, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,687 1,221
34,183 5,524

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

Week ending
February 14, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,158 1,221
33,367 5,567

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

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 86 98
105

19 State total ......

206,626

205,644

206,266

207,830

207,279

206,922

102

United States ......

214,439

213,486

214,113

215,720

215,256

214,986

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 4, 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 24, 2015

January 31, 2015

February 7, 2015

Week ending
February 14, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,962 1,231
27,442 5,050

22,338 1,366
27,040 5,083

21,710 1,518
27,625 4,266

21,815 1,303
27,315 4,678

February 21, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,959 1,020
25,666 5,007

February 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,312 1,233
25,696 4,669

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 89 96
106

19 State total ......

169,272

168,093

169,036

168,033

167,872

168,551

104

United States ......

175,214

174,573

174,695

174,396

173,924

174,888

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 4, 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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2015

State

January 24, 2015

January 31, 2015

Week ending

February 7, 2015

February 14, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

28,687 22,007
4,773 1,221 34,183 7,877 3,833 7,695 17,993 8,256

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

29,158 21,638
4,883 1,221 33,367 7,791 3,833 7,809 18,000 8,194

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

20,533 6,611 4,364 5,524
14,985 6,407
11,677

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 4,571 5,567
15,357 6,547
12,155

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

206,626 102

205,644 102

206,266 103

207,830 104

Other States .......................................

7,813

7,842

7,847

7,890

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

214,439 102

213,486 102

214,113 103

215,720 103

February 21, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,812 22,200
4,771 1,051 33,536 7,758 3,833 7,621 17,985 8,180
20,980 6,507 4,513 5,471
15,287 6,604
12,170
207,279 103
7,977
215,256 103

February 28, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,070 22,071
4,903 1,046 33,064 7,863 3,833 7,784 17,841 8,229
21,174 6,255 4,336 5,517
15,309 6,587
12,040
206,922 102
8,064
214,986 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015

State

January 24, 2015

January 31, 2015

Week ending

February 7, 2015

February 14, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

21,962 18,647
5,610 1,231 27,442 6,678 3,426 5,856 14,577 6,173

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

February 21, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,959 18,916
4,864 1,020 25,666 5,907 3,377 6,291 15,065 6,149

February 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,312 19,331
5,227 1,233 25,696 6,303 3,356 6,148 15,076 5,728

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,138 4,418 3,847 5,050
12,529 5,170
10,518

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
11,935 4,648
11,234

16,670 4,668 3,744 5,007
12,292 4,995
11,282

17,224 4,301 3,880 4,669
12,364 5,186
10,517

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

169,272 103

168,093 102

169,036 103

168,033 102

167,872 103

168,551 104

Other States .......................................

5,942

6,480

5,659

6,363

6,052

6,337

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

175,214 103

174,573 103

174,695 103

174,396 102

173,924 103

174,888 104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 4, 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