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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April 15, 2015
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 11, 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 174 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
March 7, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,323 1,068
32,574 5,590
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
Week ending
March 28, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,730 1,199
34,553 5,721
April 4, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,684 1,201
34,046 5,761
April 11, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,024 1,222
33,855 5,516
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 100 108
19 State total ......
205,725
205,040
205,201
208,380
210,414
209,795
102
United States ......
213,730
213,404
213,367
216,412
218,090
218,138
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 15, 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
March 7, 2015
March 14, 2015
March 21, 2015
Week ending
March 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,513 1,364
26,450 4,493
21,971 1,161
26,013 5,138
22,172 1,007
25,499 4,770
21,925 1,209
25,969 6,019
April 4, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,682 1,319
26,106 4,778
April 11, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,008 1,357
26,352 4,865
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100
97 117
19 State total ......
170,205
169,646
169,499
168,062
168,194
167,831
102
United States ......
176,235
175,787
175,748
174,252
174,323
174,386
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 15, 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
March 7, 2015
March 14, 2015
Week ending
March 21, 2015
March 28, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,323 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
29,294 21,083
4,578 1,200 32,871 7,651 3,833 7,581 17,841 8,310
28,730 21,991
4,670 1,199 34,553 7,718 3,833 7,838 17,935 8,229
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,963 6,588 4,613 5,590
15,411 6,845
11,944
21,553 6,348 4,487 5,596
13,745 6,586
12,017
21,045 6,568 4,487 5,852
14,622 6,536
11,849
21,286 6,737 4,302 5,721
15,304 6,534
11,800
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
205,725 101
205,040 101
205,201 102
208,380 103
Other States .......................................
8,005
8,364
8,166
8,032
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
213,730 101
213,404 101
213,367 102
216,412 103
April 4, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,684 22,057
4,750 1,201 34,046 7,684 3,833 7,856 17,728 8,212
21,249 6,726 4,559 5,761
15,633 6,534
12,901
210,414 103
7,676
218,090 103
April 11, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,024 21,924
4,712 1,222 33,855 7,690 3,833 7,896 17,823 8,415
21,588 6,610 4,494 5,516
15,859 6,534
12,800
209,795 102
8,343
218,138 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
March 7, 2015
March 14, 2015
Week ending
March 21, 2015
March 28, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,513 19,387
5,200 1,364 26,450 6,055 3,365 5,840 14,959 6,253
21,971 19,428
4,519 1,161 26,013 6,327 3,354 6,388 14,928 5,879
22,172 18,639
5,427 1,007 25,499 6,392 3,355 5,649 14,842 6,298
21,925 19,102
5,425 1,209 25,969 5,588 3,606 5,986 14,436 5,474
April 4, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,682 17,728
5,324 1,319 26,106 6,247 3,315 5,959 15,007 5,739
April 11, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,008 17,952
4,516 1,357 26,352 6,421 3,362 6,099 15,097 6,296
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,626 4,079 3,949 4,493
12,236 5,553
11,883
16,554 4,643 4,015 5,138
12,406 5,628
11,294
16,656 4,635 4,065 4,770
12,703 5,637
11,753
15,944 3,954 4,006 6,019
12,748 5,568
11,103
17,409 5,079 3,656 4,778
11,619 6,037
11,190
16,823 4,915 3,892 4,865
11,909 5,314
10,653
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
170,205 104
169,646 103
169,499 102
168,062 101
168,194 101
167,831 102
Other States .......................................
6,030
6,141
6,249
6,190
6,129
6,555
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
176,235 104
175,787 103
175,748 102
174,252 101
174,323 101
174,386 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 15, 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