Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 April 15

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 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