Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 May 13

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

May 13, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 9, 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 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 179 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....

April 4, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,684 1,201
34,046 5,761

April 11, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,124 1,222
33,955 5,516

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

Week ending
April 25, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,136 1,222
34,144 5,488

May 2, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,905 1,224
34,394 5,739

May 9, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,372 1,225
34,593 5,705

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 101 108

19 State total ......

210,412

209,813

210,218

207,590

210,235

210,822

103

United States ......

218,165

218,211

218,485

215,805

218,572

218,919

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 13, 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

April 4, 2015

April 11, 2015

April 18, 2015

Week ending
April 25, 2015

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

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

21,682 1,322
26,107 4,789

21,919 1,450
26,387 4,856

21,325 1,327
27,021 4,689

22,488 1,332
26,772 4,338

May 2, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,856 1,340
27,224 5,130

May 9, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,383 1,335
26,660 4,882

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 85 99
103

19 State total ......

168,197

167,984

171,092

172,564

173,474

172,880

103

United States ......

174,312

174,539

177,406

178,881

179,839

179,106

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 13, 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

April 4, 2015

April 11, 2015

Week ending

April 18, 2015

April 25, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,684 22,074
4,670 1,201 34,046 7,684 3,833 7,856 17,728 8,212

29,124 21,878
4,922 1,222 33,955 7,720 3,833 7,896 17,553 8,415

29,535 21,713
4,736 1,223 34,231 7,884 3,833 7,989 17,737 8,266

29,136 21,549
4,717 1,222 34,144 7,891 3,833 7,723 17,310 8,127

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

21,249 6,726 4,622 5,761
15,633 6,534
12,899

21,580 6,610 4,657 5,516
15,859 6,529
12,544

20,780 6,672 4,878 5,851
15,538 6,553
12,799

21,570 6,154 4,596 5,488
15,304 6,549
12,277

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

210,412 103

209,813 102

210,218 102

207,590 102

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

7,753

8,398

8,267

8,215

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

218,165 103

218,211 102

218,485 102

215,805 102

May 2, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,905 22,173
4,743 1,224 34,394 7,854 3,878 8,054 17,621 8,105
21,486 6,768 4,481 5,739
15,264 6,591
12,955
210,235 103
8,337
218,572 103

May 9, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,372 22,127
4,759 1,225 34,593 7,872 3,878 7,984 18,022 7,759
21,517 6,801 4,486 5,705
15,336 6,458
12,928
210,822 103
8,097
218,919 103

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

State

April 4, 2015

April 11, 2015

Week ending

April 18, 2015

April 25, 2015

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

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

21,682 17,715
5,541 1,322 26,107 6,248 3,315 5,676 15,007 5,739

21,919 17,959
4,293 1,450 26,387 6,359 3,363 6,118 15,097 6,296

21,325 20,871
5,116 1,327 27,021 5,741 3,372 6,764 15,512 5,742

22,488 19,940
4,726 1,332 26,772 5,668 3,394 6,837 15,347 5,963

May 2, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,856 20,505
5,516 1,340 27,224 6,759 3,383 6,603 14,781 5,456

May 9, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,383 19,860
5,824 1,335 26,660 6,456 3,396 5,799 15,132 6,160

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

17,409 5,079 3,755 4,789
11,620 6,002
11,191

16,905 4,915 3,980 4,856
11,909 5,555
10,623

17,246 3,632 3,839 4,689
12,536 4,979
11,380

17,330 4,435 4,068 4,338
12,826 4,896
12,204

17,063 4,383 3,933 5,130
13,111 5,057
11,374

16,408 4,112 4,237 4,882
12,813 5,122
12,301

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

168,197 101

167,984 103

171,092 104

172,564 103

173,474 104

172,880 103

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

6,115

6,555

6,314

6,317

6,365

6,226

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

174,312 101

174,539 103

177,406 104

178,881 103

179,839 104

179,106 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 13, 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