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
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July 15, 2015
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 11, 2015. This is up 1 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 179 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....
June 6, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,571 1,225
34,559 5,726
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
Week ending
June 27, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,179 1,222
34,281 5,559
July 4, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,276 1,188
33,688 5,526
July 11, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,212 1,224
34,267 5,502
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100
98 104
19 State total ......
211,630
209,386
210,165
209,281
207,128
208,024
101
United States ......
219,809
217,563
218,271
217,548
215,174
216,101
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 15, 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
June 6, 2015
June 13, 2015
June 20, 2015
Week ending
June 27, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,993 1,345
27,407 5,252
22,890 1,411
27,045 4,914
21,979 1,389
28,383 4,578
21,798 1,366
28,593 4,950
July 4, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,928 1,358
26,993 5,256
July 11, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,314 1,398
27,779 4,673
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 104 102 106
19 State total ......
173,721
172,979
173,460
174,652
172,328
172,891
102
United States ......
180,606
179,555
180,226
181,039
178,984
179,254
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 15, 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
June 6, 2015
June 13, 2015
Week ending
June 20, 2015
June 27, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
29,709 21,524
4,757 1,224 34,296 7,999 3,677 8,103 17,647 8,325
29,179 21,057
4,752 1,222 34,281 7,715 3,833 8,063 17,880 8,215
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
12,483
21,785 6,841 4,682 5,683
14,910 6,401
12,602
21,800 6,681 4,925 5,559
15,493 6,393
12,233
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
211,630 103
209,386 103
210,165 102
209,281 102
Other States .......................................
8,179
8,177
8,106
8,267
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
219,809 103
217,563 103
218,271 102
217,548 102
July 4, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,276 21,101
4,754 1,188 33,688 7,887 3,848 7,314 17,896 8,372
21,113 6,722 4,736 5,526
15,293 6,412
12,002
207,128 101
8,046
215,174 101
July 11, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,212 21,681
4,755 1,224 34,267 7,981 3,833 8,021 18,058 7,316
21,243 6,699 4,699 5,502
15,059 6,417
12,057
208,024 101
8,077
216,101 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
June 6, 2015
June 13, 2015
Week ending
June 20, 2015
June 27, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
21,979 19,930
5,486 1,389 28,383 6,261 3,348 5,961 15,127 6,282
21,798 20,314
5,013 1,366 28,593 6,930 3,416 6,684 15,090 6,138
July 4, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,928 20,266
5,527 1,358 26,993 6,163 3,410 6,166 14,808 6,081
July 11, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,314 19,887
4,807 1,398 27,779 6,244 3,260 7,274 14,609 6,423
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 5,297
11,304
17,160 4,594 3,977 4,950
12,517 5,058
11,054
17,044 4,135 3,807 5,256
12,355 5,228
11,803
16,809 4,142 3,822 4,673
12,239 5,211
12,000
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
173,721 103
172,979 103
173,460 102
174,652 103
172,328 103
172,891 102
Other States .......................................
6,885
6,576
6,766
6,387
6,656
6,363
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
180,606 104
179,555 103
180,226 102
181,039 103
178,984 103
179,254 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, July 15, 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