Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 June 10

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

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