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 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