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