Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 July 29

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 29, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 25, 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 177 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015

State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

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

July 4, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,276 1,188
33,688 5,515

Week ending
July 11, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,983 1,224
34,102 5,502

July 18, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,258 1,223
34,227 5,597

July 25, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,618 1,182
34,145 5,698

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 97 97
111

19 State total ......

210,165

209,268

206,731

207,759

207,960

207,293

101

United States ......

218,271

217,535

214,777

215,836

215,625

215,217

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 29, 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 20, 2015

June 27, 2015

July 4, 2015

Week ending
July 11, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,979 1,389
28,383 4,578

21,798 1,366
28,593 4,910

21,928 1,358
26,968 5,177

22,124 1,441
27,698 4,673

July 18, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,578 1,249
27,726 5,062

July 25, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,088 1,269
26,915 5,090

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 96
105 104

19 State total ......

173,460

174,612

172,220

172,722

171,957

170,280

102

United States ......

180,226

180,999

178,876

179,085

178,429

176,953

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 29, 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 20, 2015

June 27, 2015

Week ending

July 4, 2015

July 11, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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 20,751
4,754 1,188 33,688 7,907 3,818 7,314 17,896 8,372

28,983 21,681
4,755 1,224 34,102 7,976 3,802 8,053 18,058 7,316

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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
11,976

21,243 6,699 4,571 5,502
15,059 6,417
12,318

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

210,165 102

209,268 102

206,731 101

207,759 100

Other States .......................................

8,106

8,267

8,046

8,077

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

218,271 102

217,535 102

214,777 101

215,836 100

July 18, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,258 21,732
4,755 1,223 34,227 7,972 3,772 7,622 17,550 8,264
21,378 6,779 4,475 5,597
14,689 6,377
12,290
207,960 100
7,665
215,625 100

July 25, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,618 21,797
4,753 1,182 34,145 7,946 3,772 7,985 17,359 8,275
20,796 6,696 4,536 5,698
14,454 6,393
11,888
207,293 101
7,924
215,217 100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015

State

June 20, 2015

June 27, 2015

Week ending

July 4, 2015

July 11, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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 3,419 6,166 14,808 6,081

22,124 19,877
4,782 1,441 27,698 6,250 3,266 7,273 14,609 6,423

July 18, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,578 18,919
5,321 1,249 27,726 6,546 3,403 6,267 15,029 5,900

July 25, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,088 20,229
5,173 1,269 26,915 6,090 3,369 5,534 14,972 5,843

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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 5,265
11,954

17,195 5,049 4,036 5,062
12,650 5,366
10,661

16,733 3,711 3,834 5,090
12,526 6,039
10,865

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

173,460 102

174,612 103

172,220 103

172,722 102

171,957 103

170,280 102

Other States .......................................

6,766

6,387

6,656

6,363

6,472

6,673

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

180,226 102

180,999 103

178,876 103

179,085 102

178,429 103

176,953 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, July 29, 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