Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 June 24

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 24, 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 June 20, 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 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

May 16, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,614 1,225
34,858 5,759

May 23, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,603 1,225
34,085 5,710

May 30, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,540 1,225
34,538 5,590

Week ending
June 6, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,571 1,225
34,559 5,726

June 13, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,414 1,223
34,052 5,537

June 20, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,709 1,224
34,296 5,683

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 100 110

19 State total ......

211,154

209,922

210,573

211,339

209,386

210,187

102

United States ......

219,741

217,897

219,055

219,518

217,533

218,263

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 24, 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 16, 2015

May 23, 2015

May 30, 2015

Week ending
June 6, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

22,570 1,287
26,713 4,956

22,204 1,397
27,109 5,410

21,842 1,379
27,793 5,151

21,993 1,346
27,406 5,252

June 13, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,890 1,407
27,045 4,914

June 20, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,979 1,392
28,312 4,578

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 108 106
95

19 State total ......

171,274

172,920

173,341

173,725

172,982

173,618

102

United States ......

177,864

179,265

179,827

180,609

179,556

180,383

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 24, 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 16, 2015

May 23, 2015

Week ending

May 30, 2015

June 6, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

29,614 21,691
4,774 1,225 34,858 7,836 3,848 8,068 17,974 8,328

29,603 21,667
4,745 1,225 34,085 8,027 3,803 8,012 18,081 8,336

29,540 21,720
4,748 1,225 34,538 7,994 3,787 8,029 18,057 8,298

29,571 22,292
4,751 1,225 34,559 7,958 3,576 8,092 18,068 8,341

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

21,599 6,708 4,751 5,759
15,135 6,490
12,496

21,771 6,667 4,626 5,710
15,257 6,471
11,836

21,759 6,491 4,692 5,590
15,264 6,495
12,346

21,859 6,679 4,711 5,726
15,228 6,495
12,208

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

211,154 103

209,922 102

210,573 102

211,339 103

Other States .......................................

8,587

7,975

8,482

8,179

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

219,741 103

217,897 102

219,055 102

219,518 102

June 13, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,414 21,602
4,757 1,223 34,052 8,041 3,848 8,019 17,834 8,310
21,524 6,674 4,615 5,537
15,017 6,412
12,507
209,386 103
8,147
217,533 102

June 20, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,709 21,705
4,757 1,224 34,296 7,970 3,677 8,103 17,647 8,325
21,785 6,841 4,611 5,683
14,910 6,401
12,543
210,187 102
8,076
218,263 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015

State

May 16, 2015

May 23, 2015

Week ending

May 30, 2015

June 6, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

21,842 19,100
6,098 1,379 27,793 5,845 3,396 5,412 15,328 5,923

21,993 19,217
4,914 1,346 27,406 6,501 3,392 6,172 15,231 5,810

June 13, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,890 19,945
4,961 1,407 27,045 6,095 3,355 6,559 15,122 6,026

June 20, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,979 19,930
5,441 1,392 28,312 6,333 3,348 6,043 15,127 6,282

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,338 3,138 4,059 4,956
12,583 5,502
12,061

16,438 4,635 3,665 5,410
12,813 6,092
11,082

17,165 4,942 3,855 5,151
12,760 5,549
11,803

17,179 5,335 3,994 5,252
12,759 5,905
11,319

17,267 4,618 3,739 4,914
12,380 5,437
11,222

17,635 4,038 3,861 4,578
12,585 5,279
11,455

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

171,274 103

172,920 103

173,341 104

173,725 103

172,982 103

173,618 102

Other States .......................................

6,590

6,345

6,486

6,884

6,574

6,765

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

177,864 103

179,265 103

179,827 104

180,609 104

179,556 103

180,383 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 24, 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

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