Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 July 8

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 8, 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 4, 2015. This is up 1 percent 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....

May 30, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,540 1,225
34,538 5,590

June 6, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,571 1,225
34,559 5,726

June 13, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,414 1,223
34,052 5,537

Week ending
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
33,752 5,526

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 97
100 105

19 State total ......

210,633

211,630

209,386

210,356

209,281

207,702

101

United States ......

219,115

219,809

217,563

218,462

217,548

215,837

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 8, 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

May 30, 2015

June 6, 2015

June 13, 2015

Week ending
June 20, 2015

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

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

21,842 1,383
27,794 5,152

21,993 1,345
27,407 5,252

22,890 1,411
27,045 4,914

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

June 27, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,798 1,366
28,593 4,950

July 4, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,928 1,358
27,014 5,256

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 99
101 108

19 State total ......

173,340

173,721

172,979

173,516

174,652

172,371

103

United States ......

179,828

180,606

179,555

180,282

181,039

179,007

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 8, 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

May 30, 2015

June 6, 2015

Week ending

June 13, 2015

June 20, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

29,540 21,720
4,748 1,225 34,538 7,994 3,787 8,029 18,057 8,298

29,571 22,292
4,751 1,225 34,559 7,958 3,848 8,092 18,068 8,341

29,414 21,602
4,757 1,223 34,052 8,041 3,848 8,019 17,834 8,310

29,709 21,705
4,757 1,224 34,296 7,999 3,677 8,103 17,647 8,325

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

21,759 6,491 4,752 5,590
15,264 6,495
12,346

21,860 6,679 4,757 5,726
15,228 6,495
12,180

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
12,612

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

210,633 102

211,630 103

209,386 103

210,356 102

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

8,482

8,179

8,177

8,106

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

219,115 102

219,809 103

217,563 103

218,462 102

June 27, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,179 21,057
4,752 1,222 34,281 7,715 3,833 8,063 17,880 8,215
21,800 6,681 4,925 5,559
15,493 6,393
12,233
209,281 102
8,267
217,548 102

July 4, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,276 21,101
4,754 1,188 33,752 7,887 3,848 7,314 17,896 8,372
21,142 6,722 4,703 5,526
15,293 6,412
12,516
207,702 101
8,135
215,837 101

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

State

May 30, 2015

June 6, 2015

Week ending

June 13, 2015

June 20, 2015

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

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

21,842 19,100
6,098 1,383 27,794 5,844 3,396 5,411 15,328 5,923

21,993 19,217
4,915 1,345 27,407 6,501 3,393 6,171 15,231 5,810

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

June 27, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,798 20,314
5,013 1,366 28,593 6,930 3,416 6,684 15,090 6,138

July 4, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,928 20,266
5,527 1,358 27,014 6,163 3,410 6,167 14,808 6,081

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

17,164 4,942 3,856 5,152
12,760 5,543
11,804

17,180 5,335 3,993 5,252
12,759 5,900
11,319

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
11,360

17,160 4,594 3,977 4,950
12,517 5,058
11,054

17,032 4,135 3,792 5,256
12,355 5,214
11,865

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

173,340 104

173,721 103

172,979 103

173,516 102

174,652 103

172,371 103

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

6,488

6,885

6,576

6,766

6,387

6,636

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

179,828 104

180,606 104

179,555 103

180,282 102

181,039 103

179,007 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, July 8, 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