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