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