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 8, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 4, 2014. This is up 5 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 170 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....
August 30, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,729 1,225
34,363 5,123
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
Week ending
September 20, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,497 917
33,847 5,158
September 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,904 1,225
33,608 5,217
October 4, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,776 1,222
33,556 5,196
Percent of previous year
(percent)
108 100 112 109
19 State total ......
204,108
202,011
200,116
196,314
201,131
195,492
105
United States ......
211,953
209,768
207,862
203,805
208,426
202,961
105
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 8, 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
August 30, 2014
September 6, 2014
September 13, 2014
Week ending
September 20, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,175 1,375
27,761 4,621
21,639 1,290
26,957 4,507
22,194 1,182
27,767 4,539
22,042 1,265
27,143 4,583
September 27, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,343 1,178
26,807 5,261
October 4, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,733 1,274
26,469 4,799
Percent of previous year
(percent)
110 88 99
103
19 State total ......
168,132
167,782
168,487
167,098
164,877
164,134
103
United States ......
174,120
173,812
174,596
173,175
170,557
169,784
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 8, 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
August 30, 2014
September 6, 2014
Week ending
September 13, September 20,
2014
2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,729 21,592
4,400 1,225 34,363 7,823 3,787 7,806 17,536 8,354
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
26,497 20,107
4,504 917
33,847 7,627 3,605 7,123
16,784 7,893
September 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
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 ..............................
20,681 6,615 4,480 5,123
14,267 6,447
10,880
20,550 6,700 4,422 5,416
13,596 6,461
11,085
18,224 6,259 4,579 5,037
14,585 6,393
11,019
20,150 6,572 4,280 5,158
14,449 6,495
10,306
20,516 6,617 4,024 5,217
14,003 6,562
10,604
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
204,108 101
202,011 103
200,116 103
196,314 102
201,131 102
Other States .......................................
7,845
7,757
7,746
7,491
7,295
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
211,953 101
209,768 103
207,862 103
203,805 102
208,426 102
October 4, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,776 21,478
4,565 1,222 33,556 7,712 3,454 7,315 15,633 7,668
19,873 6,524 4,347 5,196
13,328 6,058
10,787
195,492 105
7,469
202,961 105
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
August 30, 2014
September 6, 2014
Week ending
September 13, September 20,
2014
2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,175 19,869
4,790 1,375 27,761 6,646 3,331 6,336 15,217 5,989
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 20,851
4,651 1,265 27,143 6,055 3,352 6,065 14,478 5,601
September 27, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
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)
22,733 19,673
4,786 1,274 26,469 6,243 3,213 5,220 14,489 6,032
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,588 4,033 3,519 4,621
11,913 5,395
9,574
16,315 4,342 3,349 4,507
12,289 4,673
10,389
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
10,645
15,495 4,292 3,587 5,261
10,968 4,985
10,383
14,321 4,203 3,591 4,799
11,645 5,209
10,234
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
168,132 100
167,782 101
168,487 101
167,098 101
164,877 102
164,134 103
Other States .......................................
5,988
6,030
6,109
6,077
5,680
5,650
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,120 101
173,812 101
174,596 101
173,175 101
170,557 102
169,784 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 8, 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