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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August 12, 2015
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 8, 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 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2015
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
July 4, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,276 1,188
33,688 5,515
July 11, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,164 1,224
33,959 5,502
July 18, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,258 1,223
34,227 5,597
Week ending
July 25, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,618 1,182
34,365 5,698
August 1, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,166 1,225
34,039 5,399
August 8, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,115 1,222
33,003 5,466
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100
94 104
19 State total ......
206,724
207,803
207,909
207,681
206,785
205,986
100
United States ......
214,770
215,880
215,560
215,506
214,736
214,039
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 12, 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
July 4, 2015
July 11, 2015
July 18, 2015
Week ending
July 25, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,928 1,358
26,968 5,177
22,124 1,441
27,698 4,613
21,578 1,249
27,722 5,062
22,088 1,269
26,910 5,104
August 1, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,192 1,158
26,991 5,066
August 8, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,168 1,163
27,488 4,606
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 90
105 77
19 State total ......
172,244
172,733
171,963
170,215
171,142
170,676
101
United States ......
178,900
179,096
178,435
176,875
177,756
176,867
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 12, 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
July 4, 2015
July 11, 2015
Week ending
July 18, 2015
July 25, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,276 20,751
4,754 1,188 33,688 7,907 3,818 7,314 17,896 8,372
29,164 21,680
4,755 1,224 33,959 7,976 3,802 8,053 18,058 7,316
29,258 21,672
4,755 1,223 34,227 7,978 3,772 7,622 17,550 8,264
29,618 21,797
4,753 1,182 34,365 8,051 3,772 7,985 17,359 8,275
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,113 6,722 4,736 5,515
15,293 6,412
11,969
21,243 6,699 4,571 5,502
15,044 6,417
12,340
21,378 6,779 4,475 5,597
14,689 6,377
12,293
20,796 6,696 4,569 5,698
14,454 6,393
11,918
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
206,724 101
207,803 100
207,909 100
207,681 101
Other States .......................................
8,046
8,077
7,651
7,825
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
214,770 101
215,880 100
215,560 100
215,506 101
August 1, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,166 21,474
4,753 1,225 34,039 7,963 3,772 7,988 17,794 8,246
21,193 6,613 4,518 5,399
14,270 6,324
12,048
206,785 100
7,951
214,736 100
August 8, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,115 22,081
4,753 1,222 33,003 7,801 3,772 7,916 17,286 8,164
21,140 6,558 4,553 5,466
14,925 6,130
12,101
205,986 100
8,053
214,039 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
July 4, 2015
July 11, 2015
Week ending
July 18, 2015
July 25, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,928 20,263
5,527 1,358 26,968 6,163 3,419 6,166 14,808 6,081
22,124 19,850
4,782 1,441 27,698 6,250 3,266 7,273 14,609 6,423
21,578 18,923
5,321 1,249 27,722 6,478 3,403 6,267 15,029 5,900
22,088 20,235
5,173 1,269 26,910 6,132 3,369 5,534 14,972 5,843
August 1, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,192 18,983
6,014 1,158 26,991 5,948 3,313 5,307 15,078 5,450
August 8, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,168 19,107
5,183 1,163 27,488 6,559 3,297 5,918 14,639 6,198
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,046 4,135 3,792 5,177
12,355 5,228
11,830
16,888 4,141 3,819 4,613
12,239 5,265
12,052
17,254 5,049 4,036 5,062
12,650 5,366
10,676
16,795 3,711 3,804 5,104
12,526 6,054
10,696
16,968 4,903 3,706 5,066
12,507 5,464
12,094
17,063 4,779 3,694 4,606
12,166 5,469
11,179
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,244 103
172,733 102
171,963 103
170,215 102
171,142 101
170,676 101
Other States .......................................
6,656
6,363
6,472
6,660
6,614
6,191
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
178,900 103
179,096 102
178,435 103
176,875 102
177,756 101
176,867 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, August 12, 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