Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Aug. 19, 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 19, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 15, 2015. This is down 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 176 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 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

July 25, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,618 1,182
34,365 5,698

Week ending
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

August 15, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,641 1,225
33,830 5,487

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 100
97 100

19 State total ......

207,803

207,909

207,485

206,785

205,986

205,303

100

United States ......

215,880

215,560

215,310

214,736

214,090

213,272

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 19, 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 11, 2015

July 18, 2015

July 25, 2015

Week ending
August 1, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

22,124 1,441
27,698 4,613

21,578 1,249
27,722 5,062

22,088 1,269
26,910 5,104

22,192 1,158
26,999 5,066

August 8, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,168 1,163
27,488 4,606

August 15, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,675 1,146
27,144 5,418

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 88 96
133

19 State total ......

172,733

171,963

170,215

171,142

170,667

170,152

101

United States ......

179,096

178,435

176,875

177,756

176,864

176,418

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 19, 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 11, 2015

July 18, 2015

Week ending

July 25, 2015

August 1, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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 21,618
4,753 1,182 34,365 8,051 3,772 7,985 17,359 8,275

29,166 21,474
4,753 1,225 34,039 7,963 3,772 7,988 17,794 8,246

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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
11,901

21,193 6,613 4,518 5,399
14,270 6,324
12,048

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

207,803 100

207,909 100

207,485 101

206,785 100

Other States .......................................

8,077

7,651

7,825

7,951

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

215,880 100

215,560 100

215,310 101

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
8,104
214,090 100

August 15, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,641 21,578
4,755 1,225 33,830 7,987 3,802 7,847 17,151 8,152
20,899 6,571 4,530 5,487
15,224 6,301
12,323
205,303 100
7,969
213,272 100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015

State

July 11, 2015

July 18, 2015

Week ending

July 25, 2015

August 1, 2015

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

22,192 18,983
6,014 1,158 26,999 5,883 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

August 15, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,675 19,776
4,861 1,146 27,144 6,592 3,329 5,516 14,483 6,110

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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

17,025 4,903 3,706 5,066
12,507 5,464
12,094

17,063 4,779 3,685 4,606
12,166 5,469
11,179

16,852 4,322 4,024 5,418
12,098 5,649
10,157

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

172,733 102

171,963 103

170,215 102

171,142 101

170,667 101

170,152 101

Other States .......................................

6,363

6,472

6,660

6,614

6,197

6,266

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

179,096 102

178,435 103

176,875 102

177,756 101

176,864 101

176,418 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, August 19, 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