ISSN: 1949-1840 Released June 24, 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 June 20, 2015, up 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 20, 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 3 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 180 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 20, 2015, up 3 percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 174 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 20, 2015, up 2 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 10, 2015 through June 20, 2015 for the United States were 4.24 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 16, : May 23, : May 30, : June 6, : June 13, : June 20, : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,614 29,603 29,540 29,571 29,414 29,709 Arkansas .....................: 21,691 21,667 21,720 22,292 21,602 21,705 Delaware .....................: 4,774 4,745 4,748 4,751 4,757 4,757 Florida ......................: 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,223 1,224 Georgia ......................: 34,858 34,085 34,538 34,559 34,052 34,296 Kentucky .....................: 7,836 8,027 7,994 7,958 8,041 7,970 Louisiana ....................: 3,848 3,803 3,787 3,576 3,848 3,677 Maryland .....................: 8,068 8,012 8,029 8,092 8,019 8,103 Mississippi ..................: 17,974 18,081 18,057 18,068 17,834 17,647 Missouri .....................: 8,328 8,336 8,298 8,341 8,310 8,325 : North Carolina ...............: 21,599 21,771 21,759 21,859 21,524 21,785 Oklahoma .....................: 6,708 6,667 6,491 6,679 6,674 6,841 Pennsylvania .................: 4,751 4,626 4,692 4,711 4,615 4,611 South Carolina ...............: 5,759 5,710 5,590 5,726 5,537 5,683 Texas ........................: 15,135 15,257 15,264 15,228 15,017 14,910 Virginia .....................: 6,490 6,471 6,495 6,495 6,412 6,401 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 12,496 11,836 12,346 12,208 12,507 12,543 : 19 State total ...............: 211,154 209,922 210,573 211,339 209,386 210,187 Percent of previous year .....: 103 102 102 103 103 102 : Other States .................: 8,587 7,975 8,482 8,179 8,147 8,076 : United States ................: 219,741 217,897 219,055 219,518 217,533 218,263 Percent of previous year .....: 103 102 102 102 102 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States and United States: 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : May 16, : May 23, : May 30, : June 6, : June 13, : June 20, : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 22,570 22,204 21,842 21,993 22,890 21,979 Arkansas .....................: 20,241 19,563 19,100 19,217 19,945 19,930 Delaware .....................: 5,031 5,113 6,098 4,914 4,961 5,441 Florida ......................: 1,287 1,397 1,379 1,346 1,407 1,392 Georgia ......................: 26,713 27,109 27,793 27,406 27,045 28,312 Kentucky .....................: 5,994 6,680 5,845 6,501 6,095 6,333 Louisiana ....................: 3,396 3,425 3,396 3,392 3,355 3,348 Maryland .....................: 6,519 6,310 5,412 6,172 6,559 6,043 Mississippi ..................: 14,670 15,116 15,328 15,231 15,122 15,127 Missouri .....................: 6,216 5,868 5,923 5,810 6,026 6,282 : North Carolina ...............: 16,338 16,438 17,165 17,179 17,267 17,635 Oklahoma .....................: 3,138 4,635 4,942 5,335 4,618 4,038 Pennsylvania .................: 4,059 3,665 3,855 3,994 3,739 3,861 South Carolina ...............: 4,956 5,410 5,151 5,252 4,914 4,578 Texas ........................: 12,583 12,813 12,760 12,759 12,380 12,585 Virginia .....................: 5,502 6,092 5,549 5,905 5,437 5,279 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia ...........: 12,061 11,082 11,803 11,319 11,222 11,455 : 19 State total ...............: 171,274 172,920 173,341 173,725 172,982 173,618 Percent of previous year .....: 103 103 104 103 103 102 : Other States .................: 6,590 6,345 6,486 6,884 6,574 6,765 : United States ................: 177,864 179,265 179,827 180,609 179,556 180,383 Percent of previous year .....: 103 103 104 104 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Data for broiler hatchery estimates are collected weekly from all broiler-type hatcheries that hatch at least one million chicks a year. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known hatcheries and update their lists on a continual basis. All hatcheries that meet the minimum size criteria are given adequate time to respond to the weekly survey. Those that do not respond are contacted by telephone. The weekly United States total for chicks placed includes states receiving greater than 500,000 chicks annually for grow-out. Estimating Procedures: All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Individual hatchery data are summed to State, 19 State total, Other States, and the United States. 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(202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .............. (202) 720-4447 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage ..................................... (202) 720-4751 Heidi Gleich - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery ...................... (202) 720-0585 Michael Klamm - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ..... (202) 690-3237 Tom Kruchten - Census of Aquaculture ................................... (202) 690-4870 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ............................................. (202) 690-8632 Sammy Neal - Catfish Production, Egg Products, Mink, Trout Production .. (202) 720-3244 Joshua O'Rear - Honey .................................................. 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