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