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
July 1, 2015
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 27, 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 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 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
June 6, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,571 1,225
34,559 5,726
Week ending
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
June 27, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,179 1,222
34,281 5,559
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 101 112
19 State total ......
209,899
210,633
211,630
209,410
210,287
209,105
102
United States ......
217,874
219,115
219,809
217,557
218,363
217,400
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 1, 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 23, 2015
May 30, 2015
June 6, 2015
Week ending
June 13, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,204 1,395
27,109 5,410
21,842 1,383
27,794 5,152
21,993 1,345
27,407 5,252
22,890 1,411
27,045 4,914
June 20, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,979 1,389
28,383 4,578
June 27, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,796 1,366
28,680 4,950
Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 90
103 103
19 State total ......
172,932
173,340
173,721
172,979
173,617
174,689
104
United States ......
179,284
179,828
180,606
179,555
180,383
181,081
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 1, 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 23, 2015
May 30, 2015
Week ending
June 6, 2015
June 13, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 3,848 8,092 18,068 8,341
29,414 21,602
4,757 1,223 34,052 8,041 3,848 8,019 17,834 8,310
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,771 6,667 4,603 5,710
15,257 6,471
11,836
21,759 6,491 4,752 5,590
15,264 6,495
12,346
21,860 6,679 4,757 5,726
15,228 6,495
12,180
21,524 6,674 4,639 5,537
15,017 6,412
12,507
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
209,899 102
210,633 102
211,630 103
209,410 103
Other States .......................................
7,975
8,482
8,179
8,147
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
217,874 102
219,115 102
219,809 103
217,557 103
June 20, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,709 21,705
4,757 1,224 34,296 7,999 3,677 8,103 17,647 8,325
21,785 6,841 4,682 5,683
14,910 6,401
12,543
210,287 102
8,076
218,363 102
June 27, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,179 21,057
4,752 1,222 34,281 7,688 3,833 8,063 17,880 8,215
21,800 6,681 4,763 5,559
15,494 6,393
12,245
209,105 102
8,295
217,400 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
May 23, 2015
May 30, 2015
Week ending
June 6, 2015
June 13, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,204 19,563
5,113 1,395 27,109 6,681 3,425 6,313 15,116 5,868
21,842 19,100
6,098 1,383 27,794 5,844 3,396 5,411 15,328 5,923
21,993 19,217
4,915 1,345 27,407 6,501 3,393 6,171 15,231 5,810
22,890 19,945
4,961 1,411 27,045 6,097 3,355 6,560 15,122 6,026
June 20, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,979 19,930
5,442 1,389 28,383 6,261 3,348 6,044 15,127 6,282
June 27, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,796 20,314
5,402 1,366 28,680 6,918 3,416 6,476 15,090 6,138
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,438 4,635 3,678 5,410
12,813 6,089
11,082
17,164 4,942 3,856 5,152
12,760 5,543
11,804
17,180 5,335 3,993 5,252
12,759 5,900
11,319
17,266 4,618 3,735 4,914
12,380 5,432
11,222
17,628 4,038 3,884 4,578
12,585 5,270
11,449
17,064 4,594 3,958 4,950
12,517 4,882
11,128
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,932 103
173,340 104
173,721 103
172,979 103
173,617 102
174,689 104
Other States .......................................
6,352
6,488
6,885
6,576
6,766
6,392
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
179,284 103
179,828 104
180,606 104
179,555 103
180,383 103
181,081 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, July 1, 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