ISSN: 1949-1840
Released May 6, 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 May 2, 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 May 2, 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 180 million
chicks for meat production during the week ending May 2, 2015, up 4 percent
from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 173
million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 2, 2015, up 4
percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from the week ending
January 10,
2015 through May 2, 2015 for the United States were 2.99 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
:—————————–
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: March 28, : April 4, : April 11, :
April 18, : April 25, : May 2,
: 2015 : 2015 : 2015 :
2015 : 2015 : 2015
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: 1,000
eggs
:
Alabama ………………….: 28,730 29,684 29,280
29,535 29,136 28,905
Arkansas …………………: 22,008 22,074 21,878
21,713 21,549 22,173
Delaware …………………: 4,670 4,670 4,922
4,736 4,717 4,743
Florida ………………….: 1,199 1,201 1,222
1,223 1,222 1,224
Georgia ………………….: 34,553 34,046 33,955
34,231 34,144 34,394
Kentucky …………………: 7,718 7,684 7,720
7,884 7,891 7,797
Louisiana ………………..: 3,833 3,833 3,833
3,833 3,833 3,878
Maryland …………………: 7,838 7,856 7,896
7,989 7,723 8,054
Mississippi ………………: 17,935 17,728 17,823
17,567 17,310 17,621
Missouri …………………: 8,229 8,212 8,415
8,266 8,127 8,105
:
North Carolina ……………: 21,286 21,249 21,580
20,711 21,570 21,453
Oklahoma …………………: 6,732 6,726 6,610
6,672 6,154 6,768
Pennsylvania ……………..: 4,302 4,594 4,603
4,667 4,506 4,529
South Carolina ……………: 5,721 5,761 5,516
5,851 5,488 5,739
Texas ……………………: 15,304 15,633 15,859
15,538 15,304 15,264
Virginia …………………: 6,534 6,534 6,529
6,553 6,549 6,591
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ………..: 11,797 12,899 12,544
12,802 12,326 12,195
:
19 State total ……………: 208,389 210,384 210,185
209,771 207,549 209,433
Percent of previous year …..: 103 103 102
102 102 102
:
Other States ……………..: 8,141 7,753 8,398
8,267 8,215 8,338
:
United States …………….: 216,530 218,137 218,583
218,038 215,764 217,771
Percent of previous year …..: 103 103 102
102 102 102
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed – 19 Selected States and United States: 2015
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: Week
ending
State
:—————————–
——–
: March 28, : April 4, : April 11, :
April 18, : April 25, : May 2,
: 2015 : 2015 : 2015 :
2015 : 2015 : 2015
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: 1,000
chicks
:
Alabama ………………….: 21,925 21,682 21,919
21,325 22,490 21,866
Arkansas …………………: 19,102 17,715 17,959
20,871 19,940 20,505
Delaware …………………: 5,425 5,541 4,293
5,116 4,726 5,516
Florida ………………….: 1,209 1,320 1,455
1,328 1,336 1,339
Georgia ………………….: 25,969 26,106 26,387
27,021 26,772 27,141
Kentucky …………………: 5,588 6,248 6,359
5,740 5,667 6,734
Louisiana ………………..: 3,606 3,315 3,362
3,372 3,394 3,383
Maryland …………………: 5,986 5,675 6,115
6,762 6,837 6,602
Mississippi ………………: 14,436 15,007 15,097
15,512 15,347 14,781
Missouri …………………: 5,474 5,739 6,296
5,742 5,963 5,456
:
North Carolina ……………: 15,944 17,410 16,905
17,247 17,329 17,169
Oklahoma …………………: 3,954 5,079 4,915
3,632 4,435 4,383
Pennsylvania ……………..: 4,063 3,735 3,952
3,849 4,060 3,937
South Carolina ……………: 6,019 4,789 4,856
4,689 4,338 5,130
Texas ……………………: 12,748 11,619 11,909
12,536 12,826 13,111
Virginia …………………: 5,568 6,003 5,557
4,940 4,873 5,008
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ………..: 11,103 11,191 10,624
11,382 12,237 11,375
:
19 State total ……………: 168,119 168,174 167,960
171,064 172,570 173,436
Percent of previous year …..: 101 101 103
104 103 104
:
Other States ……………..: 6,190 6,114 6,553
6,310 6,311 6,362
:
United States …………….: 174,309 174,288 174,513
177,374 178,881 179,798
Percent of previous year …..: 101 101 103
104 103 104
