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