Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 October 1

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 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

October 1, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 27, 2014. This is up 2 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 170 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014

State

August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

(1,000 eggs)
28,733 1,222
34,589 5,166

(1,000 eggs)
28,729 1,225
34,363 5,123

September 6, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,027 1,224
34,459 5,416

Week ending
September 13, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,578 1,222
33,795 5,037

September 20, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,497 917
33,847 5,158

September 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,904 1,225
33,608 5,217

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 104 100

19 State total ......

205,515

204,108

202,022

200,986

196,329

201,544

102

United States ......

213,428

211,953

209,779

208,732

203,820

208,839

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 1, 2014. 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: 2014

State

August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014

September 6, 2014

Week ending
September 13, 2014

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,132 1,534
27,243 4,923

21,175 1,375
27,761 4,621

21,639 1,290
26,957 4,507

22,194 1,182
27,767 4,539

September 20, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,042 1,265
27,086 4,583

September 27, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,343 1,178
26,685 5,261

Percent of previous year
(percent)
108 96
101 122

19 State total ......

168,166

168,132

167,782

168,431

167,140

164,812

102

United States ......

174,382

174,120

173,812

174,540

173,224

170,495

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 1, 2014. 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 web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

August 23, 2014

August 30, 2014

Week ending

September 6, 2014

September 13, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

28,733 21,553
4,567 1,222 34,589 8,020 3,817 7,579 18,017 8,474

28,729 21,592
4,400 1,225 34,363 7,823 3,787 7,806 17,536 8,354

28,027 21,725
4,416 1,224 34,459 7,836 3,585 7,218 16,758 8,533

28,578 21,399
4,424 1,222 33,795 7,845 3,787 7,125 17,529 8,503

September 20, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,497 20,107
4,504 917
33,847 7,675 3,605 7,123
16,784 7,893

September 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,904 21,484
4,531 1,225 33,608 7,927 3,605 7,738 17,369 8,181

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

21,053 6,662 4,419 5,166
14,394 6,444
10,806

20,681 6,615 4,480 5,123
14,267 6,447
10,880

20,550 6,700 4,422 5,416
13,596 6,461
11,096

19,027 6,259 4,585 5,037
14,543 6,393
10,935

20,150 6,572 4,280 5,158
14,449 6,495
10,273

20,516 6,617 4,396 5,217
13,982 6,562
10,682

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

205,515 101

204,108 101

202,022 103

200,986 103

196,329 102

201,544 102

Other States .......................................

7,913

7,845

7,757

7,746

7,491

7,295

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

213,428 101

211,953 101

209,779 103

208,732 103

203,820 102

208,839 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

August 23, 2014

August 30, 2014

Week ending

September 6, 2014

September 13, 2014

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

21,132 19,097
4,621 1,534 27,243 6,415 3,318 6,337 15,142 6,196

21,175 19,869
4,790 1,375 27,761 6,646 3,331 6,336 15,217 5,989

21,639 19,343
4,985 1,290 26,957 6,713 3,395 6,419 15,095 6,082

22,194 19,315
5,547 1,182 27,767 6,703 3,404 4,814 15,009 6,166

September 20, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,042 20,851
4,651 1,265 27,086 6,039 3,352 6,065 14,478 5,605

September 27, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,343 20,489
4,487 1,178 26,685 6,094 3,218 6,655 14,068 5,633

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

15,813 4,501 3,511 4,923
11,994 5,495
10,894

16,588 4,033 3,519 4,621
11,913 5,395
9,574

16,315 4,342 3,349 4,507
12,289 4,673
10,389

16,250 4,387 3,545 4,539
11,988 5,868
9,753

16,347 3,706 3,666 4,583
11,318 5,399
10,687

15,550 4,207 3,577 5,261
10,965 4,981
10,421

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

168,166 102

168,132 100

167,782 101

168,431 101

167,140 101

164,812 102

Other States .......................................

6,216

5,988

6,030

6,109

6,084

5,683

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

174,382 102

174,120 101

173,812 101

174,540 101

173,224 101

170,495 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 1, 2014. 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 web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov