Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 October 22

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 22, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 18, 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 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 171 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
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

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

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

Week ending
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

October 18, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,448 916
33,251 5,074

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 75
109 99

19 State total ......

200,100

197,448

201,109

194,983

199,005

195,030

104

United States ......

207,925

205,094

208,469

202,607

206,664

202,482

104

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 22, 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 13, September 20, September 27,

2014

2014

2014

Week ending
October 4, 2014

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

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

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

22,006 1,265
27,066 4,583

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

22,640 1,364
26,469 4,799

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

October 18, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,166 1,258
26,721 4,545

Percent of previous year
(percent)
108 113 100
95

19 State total ......

168,487

166,992

164,890

164,095

162,757

165,697

102

United States ......

174,596

173,069

170,570

169,747

168,547

171,284

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 22, 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 13, 2014

September 20, 2014

Week ending

September 27, 2014

October 4, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

26,776 21,478
4,565 1,222 33,556 7,746 3,252 7,315 15,633 7,668

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

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

20,150 6,572 4,408 5,158
14,449 6,495
10,200

20,516 6,617 3,869 5,217
14,003 6,562
10,647

19,787 6,524 4,346 5,196
13,194 6,058
10,667

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

200,100 103

197,448 103

201,019 102

194,983 105

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

7,825

7,646

7,450

7,624

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

207,925 103

205,094 103

208,469 102

202,607 105

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 4,284 4,940
13,976 6,355
11,017
199,005 104
7,659
206,664 104

October 18, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,448 20,451
4,659 916
33,251 7,608 3,456 7,126
17,459 8,072
18,979 5,709 4,327 5,074
14,163 6,578
9,754
195,030 104
7,452
202,482 104

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

State

September 13, 2014

September 20, 2014

Week ending

September 27, 2014

October 4, 2014

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

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

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

22,006 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

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
4,421 1,185 25,911 6,123 3,197 5,432 14,196 5,650

October 18, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,166 18,762
5,085 1,258 26,721 6,361 3,209 6,066 14,520 5,671

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

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

14,378 4,203 3,541 4,799
11,628 5,218
10,180

15,716 4,123 3,572 5,318
11,546 5,802
9,989

15,963 5,386 3,176 4,545
11,349 5,696
9,763

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

168,487 101

166,992 101

164,890 102

164,095 103

162,757 103

165,697 102

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

6,109

6,077

5,680

5,652

5,790

5,587

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

174,596 101

173,069 101

170,570 102

169,747 103

168,547 103

171,284 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 22, 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