Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 July 22

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 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