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