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