Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 June 3

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 3, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 219 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 30, 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....

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

May 9, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,372 1,225
34,593 5,705

Week ending
May 16, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,609 1,225
34,858 5,759

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

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 100 105

19 State total ......

207,565

209,891

210,533

211,093

209,569

210,392

102

United States ......

216,145

218,462

218,983

219,583

217,756

219,058

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 3, 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

April 25, 2015

May 2, 2015

May 9, 2015

Week ending
May 16, 2015

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

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

22,488 1,332
26,772 4,338

21,856 1,340
27,224 5,130

22,312 1,411
26,729 4,882

22,565 1,287
26,713 4,956

May 23, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,204 1,397
27,109 5,408

May 30, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,842 1,379
27,922 5,148

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 108 103 120

19 State total ......

172,554

173,497

172,806

171,249

172,958

173,278

104

United States ......

178,871

179,862

179,262

177,930

179,353

179,715

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 3, 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

April 25, 2015

May 2, 2015

Week ending

May 9, 2015

May 16, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,136 21,549
4,717 1,222 34,144 7,891 3,833 7,723 17,310 8,127

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

29,609 21,717
4,774 1,225 34,858 7,836 3,848 8,068 17,974 8,328

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

21,557 6,154 4,596 5,488
15,304 6,549
12,265

21,525 6,768 4,481 5,739
15,324 6,591
12,512

21,574 6,801 4,542 5,705
15,336 6,458
12,583

21,599 6,708 4,751 5,759
15,135 6,490
12,414

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

207,565 102

209,891 103

210,533 103

211,093 103

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

8,580

8,571

8,450

8,490

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

216,145 102

218,462 103

218,983 103

219,583 103

May 23, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,603 21,332
4,745 1,225 34,085 8,027 3,803 8,012 18,081 8,336
21,722 6,667 4,626 5,707
15,257 6,471
11,870
209,569 102
8,187
217,756 102

May 30, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,423 21,722
4,748 1,225 34,538 7,983 3,787 8,029 18,057 8,298
21,759 6,491 4,644 5,590
15,264 6,495
12,339
210,392 102
8,666
219,058 102

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

State

April 25, 2015

May 2, 2015

Week ending

May 9, 2015

May 16, 2015

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

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

22,488 19,940
4,726 1,332 26,772 5,668 3,394 6,837 15,347 5,963

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 6,164

22,565 20,241
5,031 1,287 26,713 5,994 3,396 6,519 14,670 6,217

May 23, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
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 19,096
5,742 1,379 27,922 5,841 3,396 5,693 15,328 5,922

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

17,329 4,435 4,059 4,338
12,826 4,896
12,204

17,087 4,383 3,932 5,130
13,111 5,057
11,374

16,303 4,112 4,197 4,882
12,813 5,054
12,277

16,338 3,138 4,059 4,956
12,583 5,502
12,040

16,429 4,635 3,665 5,408
12,813 6,092
11,131

17,014 4,943 3,868 5,148
12,760 5,666
11,718

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

172,554 103

173,497 104

172,806 102

171,249 103

172,958 103

173,278 104

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

6,317

6,365

6,456

6,681

6,395

6,437

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

178,871 103

179,862 104

179,262 103

177,930 103

179,353 103

179,715 104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 3, 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