Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2015 August 5

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 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

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