Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 October 8

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 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