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