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 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