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 29, 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 25, 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 165 million chicks for meat production, up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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
October 4, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,428 1,222
33,556 5,196
Week ending
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
October 25, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,945 1,224
33,212 5,309
Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 100 102
98
19 State total ......
197,448
201,019
194,683
198,989
195,516
199,398
102
United States ......
205,094
208,469
202,307
206,648
202,968
206,489
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 29, 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 20, September 27,
2014
2014
October 4, 2014
Week ending
October 11, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,006 1,265
27,066 4,583
21,343 1,178
26,807 5,261
22,640 1,364
26,469 4,799
21,714 1,185
25,920 5,318
October 18, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,166 1,258
26,726 4,545
October 25, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,559 1,272
25,800 5,107
Percent of previous year
(percent)
113 97
107 113
19 State total ......
166,992
164,890
164,095
163,411
165,477
159,511
104
United States ......
173,069
170,570
169,747
169,201
171,068
165,062
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 29, 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 20, September 27,
2014
2014
Week ending
October 4, 2014
October 11, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
26,428 21,478
4,565 1,222 33,556 7,746 3,252 7,315 15,633 7,668
27,410 21,754
4,747 1,222 33,500 7,517 3,605 7,327 16,767 8,301
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
10,715
19,607 6,660 4,284 4,940
13,976 6,355
11,017
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
197,448 103
201,019 102
194,683 105
198,989 104
Other States .......................................
7,646
7,450
7,624
7,659
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
205,094 103
208,469 102
202,307 105
206,648 104
October 18, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,448 20,451
4,749 916
33,251 7,595 3,456 7,126
17,459 8,072
19,017 5,709 4,389 5,074
14,163 6,578
10,063
195,516 104
7,452
202,968 104
October 25, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,945 20,742
4,746 1,224 33,212 7,568 3,454 7,775 17,538 7,745
20,981 5,983 3,860 5,309
14,454 6,760
11,102
199,398 102
7,091
206,489 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
September 20, September 27,
2014
2014
Week ending
October 4, 2014
October 11, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
21,714 18,862
5,011 1,185 25,920 6,179 3,197 5,432 14,196 5,649
October 18, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,166 18,762
5,338 1,258 26,726 6,361 3,209 5,784 14,520 5,669
October 25, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,559 19,165
5,185 1,272 25,800 5,842 2,763 5,566 13,122 5,604
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
15,966 5,337 3,107 4,545
11,349 5,758
9,622
15,369 4,111 3,584 5,107
10,676 5,402
10,384
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
166,992 101
164,890 102
164,095 103
163,411 104
165,477 102
159,511 104
Other States .......................................
6,077
5,680
5,652
5,790
5,591
5,551
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
173,069 101
170,570 102
169,747 103
169,201 104
171,068 102
165,062 104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 29, 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