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