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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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