Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Aug. 26, 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 26, 2015

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 22, 2015. This is down 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 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 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

August 1, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,166 1,225
34,039 5,399

Week ending
August 8, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,115 1,222
33,003 5,466

August 15, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,609 1,225
33,830 5,487

August 22, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,500 1,225
33,363 5,480

Percent of previous year
(percent)
96 100
96 106

19 State total ......

207,909

207,485

206,803

205,744

204,828

204,286

99

United States ......

215,560

215,310

214,832

213,848

212,763

211,960

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 26, 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 18, 2015

July 25, 2015

August 1, 2015

Week ending
August 8, 2015

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

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

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

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

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

22,168 1,163
27,488 4,606

August 15, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,599 1,195
27,144 5,418

August 22, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,667 1,147
27,105 5,276

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 75
100 107

19 State total ......

171,963

170,215

171,142

170,716

170,157

170,199

101

United States ......

178,435

176,875

177,756

176,914

176,425

176,658

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 26, 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 18, 2015

July 25, 2015

Week ending

August 1, 2015

August 8, 2015

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 21,504
4,753 1,225 34,039 7,963 3,772 7,988 17,794 8,246

29,115 21,889
4,753 1,222 33,003 7,801 3,772 7,903 17,286 8,164

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

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
12,036

21,140 6,558 4,516 5,466
14,925 6,130
12,101

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

207,909 100

207,485 101

206,803 100

205,744 100

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

7,651

7,825

8,029

8,104

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

215,560 100

215,310 101

214,832 100

213,848 100

August 15, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,609 21,382
4,755 1,225 33,830 7,987 3,802 7,826 17,151 8,152
20,899 6,571 4,618 5,487
15,224 6,301
12,009
204,828 100
7,935
212,763 99

August 22, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,500 22,053
4,755 1,225 33,363 8,046 3,802 7,871 17,478 8,080
20,755 6,942 4,596 5,480
14,641 6,178
11,521
204,286 99
7,674
211,960 99

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

State

July 18, 2015

July 25, 2015

Week ending

August 1, 2015

August 8, 2015

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

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

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

22,168 19,138
4,876 1,163 27,488 6,559 3,297 6,043 14,639 6,198

August 15, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,599 19,778
4,815 1,195 27,144 6,592 3,329 5,624 14,483 6,110

August 22, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,667 19,108
5,093 1,147 27,105 6,157 3,247 6,524 14,975 7,009

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

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 3,708 4,606
12,166 5,662
11,163

16,852 4,322 4,028 5,418
12,098 5,416
10,354

16,604 4,278 3,777 5,276
11,656 5,335
11,241

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

171,963 103

170,215 102

171,142 101

170,716 101

170,157 101

170,199 101

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

6,472

6,660

6,614

6,198

6,268

6,459

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

178,435 103

176,875 102

177,756 101

176,914 101

176,425 101

176,658 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, August 26, 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