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
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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