Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 October 15

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 15, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 11, 2014. This is up 4 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 168 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014

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

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

September 13, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,593 1,222
33,795 5,037

September 20, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,911 917
33,847 5,158

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

October 4, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,776 1,222
33,556 5,196

October 11, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,410 1,222
33,500 4,940

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 100 104
98

19 State total ......

202,044

200,100

197,421

201,127

194,949

198,501

104

United States ......

209,823

207,925

205,067

208,577

202,573

206,160

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 15, 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

September 6, 2014

September 13, 2014

September 20, 2014

Week ending
September 27, 2014

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

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

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

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

22,042 1,265
27,066 4,583

21,343 1,178
26,807 5,261

October 4, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,640 1,364
26,469 4,799

October 11, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,714 1,185
25,911 5,318

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 112 103 122

19 State total ......

167,775

168,487

167,028

164,890

164,031

162,372

103

United States ......

173,805

174,596

173,105

170,570

169,683

168,161

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 15, 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

September 6, 2014

September 13, 2014

Week ending

September 20, September 27,

2014

2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

28,593 21,399
4,424 1,222 33,795 7,845 3,585 7,125 17,529 8,503

27,911 20,107
4,504 917
33,847 7,325 3,605 7,123
16,784 7,893

27,904 21,484
4,531 1,225 33,608 7,943 3,605 7,738 17,369 8,181

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

20,550 6,700 4,422 5,416
13,596 6,461
11,118

18,224 6,259 4,579 5,037
14,585 6,393
11,003

20,150 6,572 4,381 5,158
14,449 6,495
10,200

20,516 6,617 4,024 5,217
14,003 6,562
10,600

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

202,044 103

200,100 103

197,421 103

201,127 102

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

7,779

7,825

7,646

7,450

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

209,823 103

207,925 103

205,067 103

208,577 102

October 4, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,776 21,478
4,565 1,222 33,556 7,712 3,252 7,315 15,633 7,668
19,787 6,524 4,346 5,196
13,194 6,058
10,667
194,949 105
7,624
202,573 105

October 11, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,410 21,754
4,747 1,222 33,500 7,533 3,605 7,327 16,767 8,301
19,607 6,660 4,362 4,940
13,976 6,355
10,435
198,501 104
7,659
206,160 104

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

State

September 6, 2014

September 13, 2014

Week ending

September 20, September 27,

2014

2014

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

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

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

22,042 20,871
4,651 1,265 27,066 6,055 3,352 6,065 14,478 5,601

21,343 20,489
4,487 1,178 26,807 6,029 3,218 6,656 14,068 5,631

October 4, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,640 19,692
4,786 1,364 26,469 6,243 3,213 5,220 14,489 6,032

October 11, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,714 18,862
4,394 1,185 25,911 6,123 3,197 4,993 14,196 5,650

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

16,315 4,342 3,349 4,507
12,289 4,673
10,382

16,250 4,387 3,545 4,539
12,060 5,868
9,737

16,278 3,706 3,666 4,583
11,318 5,399
10,632

15,495 4,292 3,587 5,261
10,968 4,985
10,396

14,314 4,203 3,541 4,799
11,628 5,218
10,180

15,716 4,123 3,632 5,318
11,546 5,791
10,021

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

167,775 101

168,487 101

167,028 101

164,890 102

164,031 103

162,372 103

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

6,030

6,109

6,077

5,680

5,652

5,789

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

173,805 101

174,596 101

173,105 101

170,570 102

169,683 102

168,161 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 15, 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