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 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