Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 July 1

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

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