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 6, 2015 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 218 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 2, 2015. This is up 2 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 180 million chicks for meat production, up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... March 28, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,730 1,199 34,553 5,721 April 4, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,684 1,201 34,046 5,761 April 11, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,280 1,222 33,955 5,516 Week ending 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 May 2, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,905 1,224 34,394 5,739 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 100 101 115 19 State total ...... 208,389 210,384 210,185 209,771 207,549 209,433 102 United States ...... 216,530 218,137 218,583 218,038 215,764 217,771 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 6, 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 March 28, 2015 April 4, 2015 April 11, 2015 Week ending April 18, 2015 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,925 1,209 25,969 6,019 21,682 1,320 26,106 4,789 21,919 1,455 26,387 4,856 21,325 1,328 27,021 4,689 April 25, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 22,490 1,336 26,772 4,338 May 2, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 21,866 1,339 27,141 5,130 Percent of previous year (percent) 103 105 101 106 19 State total ...... 168,119 168,174 167,960 171,064 172,570 173,436 104 United States ...... 174,309 174,288 174,513 177,374 178,881 179,798 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 6, 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 March 28, 2015 April 4, 2015 Week ending April 11, 2015 April 18, 2015 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,730 22,008 4,670 1,199 34,553 7,718 3,833 7,838 17,935 8,229 29,684 22,074 4,670 1,201 34,046 7,684 3,833 7,856 17,728 8,212 29,280 21,878 4,922 1,222 33,955 7,720 3,833 7,896 17,823 8,415 29,535 21,713 4,736 1,223 34,231 7,884 3,833 7,989 17,567 8,266 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,286 6,732 4,302 5,721 15,304 6,534 11,797 21,249 6,726 4,594 5,761 15,633 6,534 12,899 21,580 6,610 4,603 5,516 15,859 6,529 12,544 20,711 6,672 4,667 5,851 15,538 6,553 12,802 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 208,389 103 210,384 103 210,185 102 209,771 102 Other States ....................................... 8,141 7,753 8,398 8,267 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 216,530 103 218,137 103 218,583 102 218,038 102 April 25, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,136 21,549 4,717 1,222 34,144 7,891 3,833 7,723 17,310 8,127 21,570 6,154 4,506 5,488 15,304 6,549 12,326 207,549 102 8,215 215,764 102 May 2, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,905 22,173 4,743 1,224 34,394 7,797 3,878 8,054 17,621 8,105 21,453 6,768 4,529 5,739 15,264 6,591 12,195 209,433 102 8,338 217,771 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015 State March 28, 2015 April 4, 2015 Week ending April 11, 2015 April 18, 2015 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,925 19,102 5,425 1,209 25,969 5,588 3,606 5,986 14,436 5,474 21,682 17,715 5,541 1,320 26,106 6,248 3,315 5,675 15,007 5,739 21,919 17,959 4,293 1,455 26,387 6,359 3,362 6,115 15,097 6,296 21,325 20,871 5,116 1,328 27,021 5,740 3,372 6,762 15,512 5,742 April 25, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 22,490 19,940 4,726 1,336 26,772 5,667 3,394 6,837 15,347 5,963 May 2, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 21,866 20,505 5,516 1,339 27,141 6,734 3,383 6,602 14,781 5,456 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,944 3,954 4,063 6,019 12,748 5,568 11,103 17,410 5,079 3,735 4,789 11,619 6,003 11,191 16,905 4,915 3,952 4,856 11,909 5,557 10,624 17,247 3,632 3,849 4,689 12,536 4,940 11,382 17,329 4,435 4,060 4,338 12,826 4,873 12,237 17,169 4,383 3,937 5,130 13,111 5,008 11,375 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 168,119 101 168,174 101 167,960 103 171,064 104 172,570 103 173,436 104 Other States ....................................... 6,190 6,114 6,553 6,310 6,311 6,362 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 174,309 101 174,288 101 174,513 103 177,374 104 178,881 103 179,798 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 6, 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