ISSN: 1949-1840
Released April 22, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 218 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending April 18, 2015, up 2 percent from a year
ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 209 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending April 18, 2015, up 2 percent from the year
earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the
United States was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing
chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 4 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 177 million
chicks for meat production during the week ending April 18, 2015, up 4
percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program
placed 171 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April
18, 2015, up
4 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from the week ending
January 10, 2015 through April 18, 2015 for the United States were
2.63 billion. Cumulative placements were up 3 percent from the same period a
year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set – 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
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: Week
ending
State
:—————————–
——–
: March 14, : March 21, : March 28, :
April 4, : April 11, : April 18,
: 2015 : 2015 : 2015 :
2015 : 2015 : 2015
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: 1,000
eggs
:
Alabama ………………….: 28,928 29,294 28,730
29,684 29,024 29,535
Arkansas …………………: 21,865 21,083 21,991
22,057 21,924 21,696
Delaware …………………: 4,829 4,578 4,670
4,670 4,922 4,736
Florida ………………….: 1,192 1,200 1,199
1,201 1,222 1,223
Georgia ………………….: 32,469 32,871 34,553
34,046 33,855 34,231
Kentucky …………………: 7,766 7,651 7,718
7,684 7,720 7,884
Louisiana ………………..: 3,817 3,833 3,833
3,833 3,833 3,833
Maryland …………………: 7,937 7,581 7,838
7,856 7,896 7,989
Mississippi ………………: 18,001 17,841 17,935
17,728 17,823 17,567
Missouri …………………: 7,904 8,310 8,229
8,212 8,415 8,266
:
North Carolina ……………: 21,553 21,045 21,286
21,249 21,588 20,733
Oklahoma …………………: 6,348 6,568 6,732
6,726 6,610 6,672
Pennsylvania ……………..: 4,487 4,487 4,302
4,594 4,603 4,647
South Carolina ……………: 5,596 5,852 5,721
5,761 5,516 5,851
Texas ……………………: 13,745 14,622 15,304
15,633 15,859 15,538
Virginia …………………: 6,586 6,536 6,534
6,534 6,534 6,553
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ………..: 12,017 11,849 11,797
12,901 12,551 12,333
:
19 State total ……………: 205,040 205,201 208,372
210,369 209,895 209,287
Percent of previous year …..: 101 102 103
103 102 102
:
Other States ……………..: 8,420 8,243 8,141
7,753 8,398 8,267
:
United States …………….: 213,460 213,444 216,513
218,122 218,293 217,554
Percent of previous year …..: 101 102 103
103 102 102
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed – 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
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: Week
ending
State
:—————————–
——–
: March 14, : March 21, : March 28, :
April 4, : April 11, : April 18,
: 2015 : 2015 : 2015 :
2015 : 2015 : 2015
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: 1,000
chicks
:
Alabama ………………….: 21,971 22,172 21,925
21,682 21,919 21,325
Arkansas …………………: 19,428 18,639 19,102
17,728 17,952 20,838
Delaware …………………: 4,519 5,427 5,425
5,541 4,293 5,226
Florida ………………….: 1,161 1,007 1,209
1,320 1,455 1,328
Georgia ………………….: 26,013 25,499 25,969
26,106 26,387 27,021
Kentucky …………………: 6,327 6,392 5,588
6,248 6,359 5,740
Louisiana ………………..: 3,354 3,355 3,606
3,315 3,362 3,372
Maryland …………………: 6,388 5,649 5,986
5,675 6,115 6,575
Mississippi ………………: 14,928 14,842 14,436
15,007 15,097 15,512
Missouri …………………: 5,879 6,298 5,474
5,739 6,296 5,742
:
North Carolina ……………: 16,554 16,656 15,944
17,410 16,907 17,242
Oklahoma …………………: 4,643 4,635 3,954
5,079 4,915 3,632
Pennsylvania ……………..: 4,072 4,123 4,063
3,735 3,952 3,850
South Carolina ……………: 5,138 4,770 6,019
4,778 4,849 4,653
Texas ……………………: 12,406 12,703 12,748
11,619 11,909 12,536
Virginia …………………: 5,628 5,637 5,568
6,003 5,557 5,019
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ………..: 11,294 11,753 11,103
11,191 10,624 11,418
:
19 State total ……………: 169,703 169,557 168,119
168,176 167,948 171,029
Percent of previous year …..: 103 102 101
101 103 104
:
Other States ……………..: 6,141 6,249 6,190
6,114 6,553 6,310
:
United States …………….: 175,844 175,806 174,309
174,290 174,501 177,339
Percent of previous year …..: 103 102 101
101 103 104
