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 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