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