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