Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 May 20

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 20, 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 16, 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 178 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 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

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

Week ending
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

May 16, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,569 1,225
34,325 5,703

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 101 100 111

19 State total ......

209,813

210,218

207,578

210,235

210,460

210,889

103

United States ......

218,221

218,847

216,158

218,806

218,910

219,379

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 20, 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 11, 2015

April 18, 2015

April 25, 2015

Week ending
May 2, 2015

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

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

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

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

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

21,856 1,340
27,224 5,130

May 9, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,312 1,411
26,660 4,882

May 16, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,724 1,229
26,397 4,943

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 107
99 98

19 State total ......

167,974

171,083

172,555

173,473

172,829

171,043

103

United States ......

174,529

177,397

178,872

179,838

179,285

177,724

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 20, 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 11, 2015

April 18, 2015

Week ending

April 25, 2015

May 2, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

28,905 22,173
4,743 1,224 34,394 7,854 3,878 8,054 17,621 8,105

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

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
12,265

21,486 6,768 4,481 5,739
15,264 6,591
12,955

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

209,813 102

210,218 102

207,578 102

210,235 103

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

8,408

8,629

8,580

8,571

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

218,221 102

218,847 102

216,158 102

218,806 103

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
21,565 6,801 4,542 5,705
15,336 6,458
12,462
210,460 103
8,450
218,910 103

May 16, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,569 21,717
4,774 1,225 34,325 7,853 3,848 8,068 17,974 8,328
21,656 6,837 4,719 5,703
15,105 6,490
12,698
210,889 103
8,490
219,379 103

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

State

April 11, 2015

April 18, 2015

Week ending

April 25, 2015

May 2, 2015

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

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

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

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)
22,312 19,860
5,824 1,411 26,660 6,456 3,396 5,798 15,132 6,164

May 16, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,724 20,184
4,820 1,229 26,397 5,984 3,396 6,648 14,629 6,217

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

16,905 4,915 3,970 4,856
11,909 5,555
10,623

17,246 3,632 3,830 4,689
12,536 4,979
11,380

17,330 4,435 4,059 4,338
12,826 4,896
12,204

17,063 4,383 3,932 5,130
13,111 5,057
11,374

16,404 4,112 4,197 4,882
12,813 5,131
12,277

16,501 3,138 3,995 4,943
12,600 5,598
12,040

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

167,974 103

171,083 104

172,555 103

173,473 104

172,829 102

171,043 103

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

6,555

6,314

6,317

6,365

6,456

6,681

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

174,529 103

177,397 104

178,872 103

179,838 104

179,285 103

177,724 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 20, 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