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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September 2, 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 29, 2015. This is down 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 176 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 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
August 8, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
29,315 1,222
33,003 5,466
Week ending
August 15, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,609 1,225
33,830 5,489
August 22, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,500 1,225
33,363 5,480
August 29, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,860 1,225
33,139 5,517
Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100
96 108
19 State total ......
207,650
207,055
206,137
204,609
204,188
204,241
100
United States ......
215,475
215,084
214,241
212,544
211,905
212,179
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 2, 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 25, 2015
August 1, 2015
August 8, 2015
Week ending
August 15, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,088 1,269
26,910 5,104
22,192 1,158
26,999 5,044
22,168 1,163
27,488 4,608
22,599 1,195
27,301 5,387
August 22, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,667 1,144
27,309 5,263
August 29, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,896 1,154
27,551 4,040
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 84
101 87
19 State total ......
170,215
171,120
170,718
169,999
170,089
169,568
101
United States ......
176,875
177,734
176,916
176,267
176,555
176,153
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 2, 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 25, 2015
August 1, 2015
Week ending
August 8, 2015
August 15, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
29,618 21,594
4,753 1,182 34,365 8,051 3,772 7,985 17,359 8,275
29,166 21,646
4,753 1,225 34,039 7,963 3,772 7,988 17,794 8,246
29,315 22,067
4,753 1,222 33,003 7,801 3,772 7,903 17,286 8,164
27,609 21,245
4,755 1,225 33,830 7,987 3,802 7,826 17,151 8,152
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,796 6,696 4,569 5,698
14,454 6,393
12,090
21,259 6,613 4,518 5,399
14,270 6,324
12,080
21,121 6,558 4,516 5,466
14,925 6,130
12,135
20,899 6,571 4,618 5,489
15,223 6,301
11,926
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
207,650 101
207,055 101
206,137 100
204,609 99
Other States .......................................
7,825
8,029
8,104
7,935
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
215,475 101
215,084 101
214,241 100
212,544 99
August 22, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
27,500 21,868
4,755 1,225 33,363 8,072 3,802 7,871 17,478 8,080
20,764 6,942 4,712 5,480
14,641 6,178
11,457
204,188 99
7,717
211,905 99
August 29, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,860 21,591
4,755 1,225 33,139 8,008 3,833 7,807 17,294 8,113
20,419 6,495 4,674 5,517
14,775 6,202
11,534
204,241 100
7,938
212,179 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
State
July 25, 2015
August 1, 2015
Week ending
August 8, 2015
August 15, 2015
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
22,599 19,563
4,815 1,195 27,301 6,609 3,329 5,624 14,483 6,110
August 22, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,667 18,899
5,093 1,144 27,309 6,169 3,247 6,524 14,975 7,009
August 29, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,896 19,726
5,293 1,154 27,551 6,082 3,304 6,316 14,598 6,234
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,795 3,711 3,804 5,104
12,526 6,054
10,696
17,025 4,903 3,706 5,044
12,507 5,464
12,094
17,063 4,779 3,708 4,608
12,166 5,662
11,163
16,881 4,322 4,028 5,387
12,171 5,416
10,166
16,615 4,278 3,734 5,263
11,779 5,346
11,038
17,103 4,303 3,802 4,040
12,081 4,756
11,329
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
170,215 102
171,120 101
170,718 101
169,999 101
170,089 101
169,568 101
Other States .......................................
6,660
6,614
6,198
6,268
6,466
6,585
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
176,875 102
177,734 101
176,916 101
176,267 101
176,555 101
176,153 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, September 2, 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