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 April 1, 2015 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 28, 2015. This is up 3 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 174 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... February 21, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,132 1,051 33,545 5,479 February 28, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,250 1,046 33,186 5,521 March 7, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,323 1,068 32,574 5,590 Week ending March 14, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,928 1,192 32,469 5,596 March 21, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,294 1,200 32,871 5,852 March 28, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,952 1,199 34,191 5,626 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 98 101 113 19 State total ...... 207,642 207,875 205,657 204,852 205,101 208,410 103 United States ...... 215,619 215,939 213,662 213,154 213,232 216,507 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 1, 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 21, 2015 February 28, 2015 March 7, 2015 Week ending March 14, 2015 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,761 1,020 25,608 5,069 21,644 1,303 26,021 4,822 21,513 1,364 26,450 4,493 21,971 1,163 26,013 5,138 March 21, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 22,405 1,003 25,265 4,770 March 28, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 21,640 1,210 25,767 5,981 Percent of previous year (percent) 99 91 98 135 19 State total ...... 167,805 168,651 170,205 169,670 169,491 167,901 101 United States ...... 173,848 174,989 176,235 175,819 175,742 174,177 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 1, 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 21, 2015 February 28, 2015 Week ending March 7, 2015 March 14, 2015 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 29,132 22,200 4,771 1,051 33,545 7,684 3,833 7,621 17,985 8,180 29,250 22,058 4,903 1,046 33,186 7,821 3,833 7,784 17,841 8,229 29,323 21,702 4,766 1,068 32,574 7,375 3,833 7,744 17,576 7,810 28,928 21,865 4,829 1,192 32,469 7,766 3,817 7,937 18,001 7,904 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,079 6,507 4,510 5,479 15,277 6,604 12,184 21,157 6,615 4,451 5,521 15,288 6,587 12,305 20,963 6,588 4,545 5,590 15,411 6,845 11,944 21,386 6,348 4,435 5,596 13,745 6,615 12,019 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 207,642 103 207,875 102 205,657 101 204,852 101 Other States ....................................... 7,977 8,064 8,005 8,302 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 215,619 103 215,939 102 213,662 101 213,154 101 March 21, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,294 21,083 4,578 1,200 32,871 7,651 3,833 7,581 17,841 8,310 21,045 6,568 4,419 5,852 14,622 6,536 11,817 205,101 102 8,131 213,232 102 March 28, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,952 21,991 4,771 1,199 34,191 7,752 3,833 7,838 17,933 8,229 21,312 6,568 4,386 5,626 15,279 6,534 12,016 208,410 103 8,097 216,507 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015 State February 21, 2015 February 28, 2015 Week ending March 7, 2015 March 14, 2015 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,761 18,916 4,864 1,020 25,608 5,903 3,377 6,291 15,065 6,149 21,644 19,331 5,479 1,303 26,021 6,304 3,356 5,864 15,155 5,728 21,513 19,387 5,200 1,364 26,450 6,055 3,365 5,840 14,959 6,253 21,971 19,428 4,519 1,163 26,013 6,327 3,354 6,387 14,928 5,879 March 21, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 22,405 18,639 5,427 1,003 25,265 6,392 3,355 5,647 14,842 6,298 March 28, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 21,640 19,182 5,460 1,210 25,767 5,580 3,606 5,952 14,551 5,474 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,810 4,668 3,744 5,069 12,300 4,995 11,265 17,335 4,301 3,866 4,822 12,366 5,207 10,569 17,626 4,079 3,949 4,493 12,236 5,553 11,883 16,553 4,643 4,049 5,138 12,406 5,619 11,293 16,655 4,635 4,048 4,770 12,703 5,635 11,772 16,150 3,954 3,995 5,981 12,741 5,560 11,098 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 167,805 103 168,651 104 170,205 104 169,670 104 169,491 103 167,901 101 Other States ....................................... 6,043 6,338 6,030 6,149 6,251 6,276 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 173,848 102 174,989 104 176,235 104 175,819 104 175,742 103 174,177 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 1, 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