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 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