Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 October 29

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 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