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