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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November 13, 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 November 8, 2014. This is up 3 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 166 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....
October 4, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,428 1,222
33,556 5,196
October 11, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,411 1,222
33,500 4,940
October 18, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,448 916
33,251 5,074
Week ending
October 25, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,945 1,224
33,212 5,309
November 1, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,191 1,225
31,955 5,287
November 8, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,971 1,224
33,667 4,922
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 109
93
19 State total ......
194,727
199,199
195,573
197,958
194,511
197,871
103
United States ......
202,347
206,796
203,006
205,160
201,768
205,758
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 13, 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
October 4, 2014
October 11, 2014
October 18, 2014
Week ending
October 25, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,640 1,364
26,469 4,799
21,714 1,185
25,920 5,318
22,166 1,258
26,726 4,545
20,559 1,272
25,797 5,107
November 1, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,176 1,332
26,530 4,429
November 8, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,949 1,100
26,071 3,720
Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 85
109 76
19 State total ......
164,095
163,115
165,561
159,486
163,119
159,748
103
United States ......
169,747
168,905
171,152
165,034
168,865
165,512
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 13, 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
October 4, 2014
October 11, 2014
Week ending
October 18, 2014
October 25, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
26,428 21,478
4,565 1,222 33,556 7,746 3,252 7,315 15,633 7,668
27,411 21,754
4,747 1,222 33,500 7,517 3,497 7,327 16,767 8,301
27,448 20,451
4,749 916
33,251 7,595 3,316 7,126
17,459 8,072
26,945 20,742
4,746 1,224 33,212 7,580 3,252 7,775 17,538 7,745
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,787 6,524 4,346 5,196
13,194 6,058
10,759
19,607 6,660 4,584 4,940
13,976 6,355
11,034
19,217 5,708 4,389 5,074
14,163 6,578
10,061
20,981 5,982 3,723 5,309
14,338 6,844
10,022
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
194,727 105
199,199 104
195,573 104
197,958 102
Other States .......................................
7,620
7,597
7,433
7,202
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
202,347 105
206,796 104
203,006 104
205,160 101
November 1, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,191 21,574
4,748 1,225 31,955 6,936 3,527 7,566 16,234 7,077
20,765 6,631 4,157 5,287
13,838 6,228
10,572
194,511 102
7,257
201,768 102
November 8, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,971 20,775
4,707 1,224 33,667 7,253 3,651 7,688 16,869 7,647
21,077 6,588 4,128 4,922
13,339 6,348
11,017
197,871 103
7,887
205,758 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
October 4, 2014
October 11, 2014
Week ending
October 18, 2014
October 25, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
22,640 19,692
4,786 1,364 26,469 6,243 3,213 5,220 14,489 6,032
21,714 18,546
5,011 1,185 25,920 6,179 3,197 5,432 14,196 5,649
22,166 18,851
5,338 1,258 26,726 6,361 3,209 5,784 14,520 5,669
20,559 19,399
5,185 1,272 25,797 5,899 2,747 5,566 13,020 5,604
November 1, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,176 18,457
4,951 1,332 26,530 6,260 3,081 6,042 13,922 6,021
November 8, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,949 19,109
4,591 1,100 26,071 5,779 2,959 5,671 14,561 5,697
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
14,378 4,203 3,541 4,799
11,628 5,218
10,180
15,706 4,123 3,572 5,318
11,546 5,802
10,019
15,966 5,337 3,107 4,545
11,349 5,758
9,617
15,294 4,111 3,508 5,107
10,660 5,358
10,400
15,262 5,373 3,665 4,429
11,227 5,162
10,229
15,948 3,517 3,513 3,720
11,444 5,120
9,999
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
164,095 103
163,115 103
165,561 102
159,486 104
163,119 104
159,748 103
Other States .......................................
5,652
5,790
5,591
5,548
5,746
5,764
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
169,747 103
168,905 103
171,152 102
165,034 104
168,865 104
165,512 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, November 13, 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