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