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 5, 2015
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 1, 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 178 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....
June 27, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,179 1,222
34,281 5,559
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
Week ending
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
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100
98 105
19 State total ......
209,296
206,724
207,803
207,917
207,639
206,838
101
United States ......
217,563
214,770
215,880
215,568
215,464
214,752
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 5, 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
June 27, 2015
July 4, 2015
July 11, 2015
Week ending
July 18, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,798 1,366
28,593 4,910
21,928 1,358
26,968 5,177
22,124 1,441
27,698 4,673
21,578 1,249
27,726 5,062
July 25, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,088 1,269
26,915 5,090
August 1, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,192 1,158
26,991 5,066
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 91 98
116
19 State total ......
174,621
172,244
172,793
171,976
170,212
171,147
101
United States ......
181,008
178,900
179,156
178,448
176,872
177,755
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 5, 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
June 27, 2015
July 4, 2015
Week ending
July 11, 2015
July 18, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,179 21,054
4,752 1,222 34,281 7,715 3,833 8,063 17,880 8,215
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 21,669
4,755 1,223 34,227 7,972 3,772 7,622 17,550 8,264
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,800 6,681 4,925 5,559
15,493 6,393
12,251
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
12,310
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
209,296 102
206,724 101
207,803 100
207,917 100
Other States .......................................
8,267
8,046
8,077
7,651
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
217,563 102
214,770 101
215,880 100
215,568 100
July 25, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,618 21,797
4,753 1,182 34,365 8,009 3,772 7,985 17,359 8,275
20,796 6,696 4,569 5,698
14,454 6,393
11,918
207,639 101
7,825
215,464 101
August 1, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,166 21,474
4,753 1,225 34,039 7,963 3,772 7,988 17,838 8,246
21,193 6,613 4,527 5,399
14,270 6,324
12,048
206,838 101
7,914
214,752 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
June 27, 2015
July 4, 2015
Week ending
July 11, 2015
July 18, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,798 20,314
5,013 1,366 28,593 6,930 3,416 6,684 15,090 6,138
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 27,726 6,546 3,403 6,267 15,029 5,900
July 25, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,088 20,235
5,173 1,269 26,915 6,200 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 3,324 5,307 15,076 5,450
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,160 4,594 3,977 4,910
12,517 5,058
11,063
17,046 4,135 3,792 5,177
12,355 5,228
11,830
16,888 4,141 3,819 4,673
12,239 5,265
12,052
17,195 5,049 4,036 5,062
12,650 5,366
10,676
16,733 3,711 3,804 5,090
12,526 6,054
10,696
16,968 4,903 3,707 5,066
12,507 5,537
12,016
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,621 103
172,244 103
172,793 102
171,976 103
170,212 102
171,147 101
Other States .......................................
6,387
6,656
6,363
6,472
6,660
6,608
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
181,008 103
178,900 103
179,156 103
178,448 103
176,872 102
177,755 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, August 5, 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