Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Aug. 12, 2015]

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 100 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

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