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