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