Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 November 13

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

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