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