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 22, 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 18, 2015. This is up slightly 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 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
Week ending
July 4, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,276 1,188
33,688 5,515
July 11, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,983 1,224
34,267 5,502
July 18, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,258 1,223
34,227 5,597
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100
98 108
19 State total ......
209,386
210,165
209,268
207,137
207,923
208,129
100
United States ......
217,563
218,271
217,535
215,183
216,000
215,794
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 22, 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 13, 2015
June 20, 2015
June 27, 2015
Week ending
July 4, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,890 1,411
27,045 4,914
21,979 1,389
28,383 4,578
21,798 1,366
28,593 4,910
21,928 1,358
26,9685,177
July 11, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,124 1,441
27,698 4,673
July 18, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,578 1,249
27,726 5,062
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100 107
87
19 State total ......
172,979
173,460
174,612
172,211
172,700
172,036
103
United States ......
179,555
180,226
180,999
178,867
179,063
178,503
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 22, 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 13, 2015
June 20, 2015
Week ending
June 27, 2015
July 4, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 21,054
4,752 1,222 34,281 7,715 3,833 8,063 17,880 8,215
29,276 21,101
4,754 1,188 33,688 7,907 3,848 7,314 17,896 8,372
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
12,223
21,113 6,722 4,736 5,515
15,293 6,412
12,002
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
209,386 103
210,165 102
209,268 102
207,137 101
Other States .......................................
8,177
8,106
8,267
8,046
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
217,563 103
218,271 102
217,535 102
215,183 101
July 11, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,983 21,681
4,755 1,224 34,267 7,976 3,833 8,021 18,058 7,316
21,243 6,699 4,571 5,502
15,059 6,417
12,318
207,923 100
8,077
216,000 101
July 18, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,258 21,732
4,755 1,223 34,227 7,972 3,833 7,560 17,638 8,264
21,378 6,779 4,493 5,597
14,688 6,377
12,355
208,129 100
7,665
215,794 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
June 13, 2015
June 20, 2015
Week ending
June 27, 2015
July 4, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
21,928 20,266
5,527 1,358 26,968 6,163 3,410 6,166 14,808 6,081
July 11, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,124 19,877
4,807 1,441 27,698 6,250 3,260 7,274 14,609 6,423
July 18, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,578 18,919
5,217 1,249 27,726 6,546 3,393 6,315 15,023 5,900
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 4,910
12,517 5,058
11,054
17,046 4,135 3,792 5,177
12,355 5,228
11,803
16,888 4,141 3,819 4,673
12,239 5,223
11,954
17,195 5,049 4,086 5,062
12,663 5,431
10,684
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,979 103
173,460 102
174,612 103
172,211 103
172,700 102
172,036 103
Other States .......................................
6,576
6,766
6,387
6,656
6,363
6,467
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
179,555 103
180,226 102
180,999 103
178,867 103
179,063 102
178,503 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, July 22, 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