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
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June 10, 2015
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 220 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 6, 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 181 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....
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)
29,614 1,225
34,858 5,759
Week ending
May 23, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,603 1,225
34,085 5,707
May 30, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,423 1,225
34,538 5,590
June 6, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,571 1,225
34,559 5,726
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 100 114
19 State total ......
209,854
210,610
211,180
209,583
210,459
211,356
103
United States ......
218,425
219,166
219,767
217,506
218,941
219,535
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 10, 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
May 2, 2015
May 9, 2015
May 16, 2015
Week ending
May 23, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,856 1,340
27,224 5,130
22,312 1,411
26,729 4,882
22,570 1,287
26,713 4,956
22,204 1,397
27,109 5,408
May 30, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,842 1,379
27,922 5,148
June 6, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,993 1,346
27,533 5,217
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 109 100 114
19 State total ......
173,504
172,790
171,274
172,918
173,331
173,718
103
United States ......
179,869
179,166
177,864
179,263
179,817
180,602
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 10, 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
May 2, 2015
May 9, 2015
Week ending
May 16, 2015
May 23, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,905 22,173
4,743 1,224 34,394 7,854 3,878 8,054 17,621 8,105
29,372 22,127
4,759 1,225 34,593 7,815 3,878 7,984 18,022 7,759
29,614 21,717
4,774 1,225 34,858 7,836 3,848 8,068 17,974 8,328
29,603 21,332
4,745 1,225 34,085 8,027 3,803 8,012 18,081 8,336
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,525 6,768 4,481 5,739
15,324 6,591
12,475
21,574 6,801 4,542 5,705
15,336 6,458
12,660
21,599 6,708 4,751 5,759
15,135 6,490
12,496
21,722 6,667 4,626 5,707
15,257 6,471
11,884
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
209,854 103
210,610 103
211,180 103
209,583 102
Other States .......................................
8,571
8,556
8,587
7,923
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
218,425 103
219,166 104
219,767 103
217,506 101
May 30, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,423 21,735
4,748 1,225 34,538 7,983 3,787 8,029 18,057 8,298
21,759 6,491 4,664 5,590
15,264 6,495
12,373
210,459 102
8,482
218,941 102
June 6, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,571 22,308
4,751 1,225 34,559 7,965 3,576 8,092 18,068 8,341
21,859 6,679 4,705 5,726
15,228 6,495
12,208
211,356 103
8,179
219,535 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
May 2, 2015
May 9, 2015
Week ending
May 16, 2015
May 23, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,856 20,505
5,516 1,340 27,224 6,759 3,383 6,603 14,781 5,456
22,312 19,860
6,395 1,411 26,729 6,462 3,396 5,307 15,132 6,162
22,570 20,241
5,031 1,287 26,713 5,994 3,396 6,519 14,670 6,216
22,204 19,563
5,113 1,397 27,109 6,680 3,425 6,310 15,116 5,868
May 30, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,842 19,100
5,742 1,379 27,922 5,841 3,396 5,693 15,328 5,923
June 6, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,993 19,228
4,989 1,346 27,533 6,500 3,392 6,040 15,231 5,810
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,087 4,383 3,932 5,130
13,111 5,057
11,381
16,303 4,112 4,197 4,882
12,813 5,054
12,263
16,338 3,138 4,059 4,956
12,583 5,502
12,061
16,438 4,635 3,665 5,408
12,813 6,092
11,082
17,014 4,942 3,863 5,148
12,760 5,666
11,772
17,054 5,335 3,987 5,217
12,759 5,985
11,319
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
173,504 104
172,790 102
171,274 103
172,918 103
173,331 104
173,718 103
Other States .......................................
6,365
6,376
6,590
6,345
6,486
6,884
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
179,869 104
179,166 103
177,864 103
179,263 103
179,817 104
180,602 104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 10, 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