Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 April 22

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 22, 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 18, 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 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 177 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....

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)
28,730 1,199
34,553 5,721

Week ending
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

April 18, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,535 1,223
34,231 5,851

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 102 114

19 State total ......

205,040

205,201

208,372

210,369

209,895

209,287

102

United States ......

213,460

213,444

216,513

218,122

218,293

217,554

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 22, 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 14, 2015

March 21, 2015

March 28, 2015

Week ending
April 4, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,971 1,161
26,013 5,138

22,172 1,007
25,499 4,770

21,925 1,209
25,969 6,019

21,682 1,320
26,106 4,778

April 11, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,919 1,455
26,387 4,849

April 18, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,325 1,328
27,021 4,653

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 99 101 114

19 State total ......

169,703

169,557

168,119

168,176

167,948

171,029

104

United States ......

175,844

175,806

174,309

174,290

174,501

177,339

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 22, 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 14, 2015

March 21, 2015

Week ending

March 28, 2015

April 4, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

29,684 22,057
4,670 1,201 34,046 7,684 3,833 7,856 17,728 8,212

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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 6,732 4,302 5,721
15,304 6,534
11,797

21,249 6,726 4,594 5,761
15,633 6,534
12,901

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

205,040 101

205,201 102

208,372 103

210,369 103

Other States .......................................

8,420

8,243

8,141

7,753

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

213,460 101

213,444 102

216,513 103

218,122 103

April 11, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,024 21,924
4,922 1,222 33,855 7,720 3,833 7,896 17,823 8,415
21,588 6,610 4,603 5,516
15,859 6,534
12,551
209,895 102
8,398
218,293 102

April 18, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,535 21,696
4,736 1,223 34,231 7,884 3,833 7,989 17,567 8,266
20,733 6,672 4,647 5,851
15,538 6,553
12,333
209,287 102
8,267
217,554 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015

State

March 14, 2015

March 21, 2015

Week ending

March 28, 2015

April 4, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

21,682 17,728
5,541 1,320 26,106 6,248 3,315 5,675 15,007 5,739

April 11, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,919 17,952
4,293 1,455 26,387 6,359 3,362 6,115 15,097 6,296

April 18, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,325 20,838
5,226 1,328 27,021 5,740 3,372 6,575 15,512 5,742

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,554 4,643 4,072 5,138
12,406 5,628
11,294

16,656 4,635 4,123 4,770
12,703 5,637
11,753

15,944 3,954 4,063 6,019
12,748 5,568
11,103

17,410 5,079 3,735 4,778
11,619 6,003
11,191

16,907 4,915 3,952 4,849
11,909 5,557
10,624

17,242 3,632 3,850 4,653
12,536 5,019
11,418

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

169,703 103

169,557 102

168,119 101

168,176 101

167,948 103

171,029 104

Other States .......................................

6,141

6,249

6,190

6,114

6,553

6,310

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

175,844 103

175,806 102

174,309 101

174,290 101

174,501 103

177,339 104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 22, 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