Southern region broiler hatchery news release [Sept. 2, 2015]

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

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