Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 July 15

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 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

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