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 26, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 22, 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 165 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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
November 1, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,191 1,225
31,839 5,287
Week ending
November 8, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,971 1,224
33,710 5,134
November 15, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,364 1,224
34,758 5,498
November 22, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,637 1,223
34,026 5,665
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 103 108
19 State total ......
195,603
198,331
194,821
198,284
207,184
207,567
103
United States ......
203,036
205,408
202,078
206,171
215,340
215,639
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 26, 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 18, 2014
October 25, 2014
November 1, 2014
Week ending
November 8, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
22,166 1,258
26,726 4,545
20,559 1,272
25,797 5,107
21,176 1,332
26,530 4,429
20,949 1,100
26,071 3,720
November 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,959 1,340
26,182 4,458
November 22, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
19,881 1,229
24,650 4,667
Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 93 99
105
19 State total ......
165,642
159,467
163,100
159,657
162,795
159,567
102
United States ......
171,233
165,015
168,840
165,411
168,351
164,802
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 26, 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 18, 2014
October 25, 2014
Week ending
November 1, 2014
November 8, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 3,470 7,775 17,538 7,745
26,191 21,574
4,748 1,225 31,839 6,936 3,620 7,566 16,234 7,077
26,971 20,775
4,707 1,224 33,710 7,253 3,651 7,688 16,869 7,647
November 15, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,364 22,378
4,738 1,224 34,758 7,401 3,772 7,890 17,666 8,269
November 22, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,637 22,339
4,758 1,223 34,026 7,927 3,741 7,893 18,025 8,297
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,217 5,738 4,389 5,074
14,163 6,578
10,061
20,971 6,012 3,721 5,309
14,388 6,864
10,089
20,859 6,661 4,157 5,287
13,980 6,228
10,639
21,077 6,618 4,256 5,134
13,339 6,348
11,017
21,167 6,704 4,449 5,498
14,801 6,447
11,658
21,340 6,608 4,336 5,665
14,962 6,476
11,314
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
195,603 104
198,331 102
194,821 102
198,284 103
207,184 102
207,567 103
Other States .......................................
7,433
7,077
7,257
7,887
8,156
8,072
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
203,036 104
205,408 101
202,078 102
206,171 103
215,340 102
215,639 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
October 18, 2014
October 25, 2014
Week ending
November 1, 2014
November 8, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
21,176 18,457
4,951 1,332 26,530 6,260 3,081 6,042 13,922 6,021
20,949 19,109
4,304 1,100 26,071 5,779 2,959 5,689 14,561 5,697
November 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,959 18,343
4,989 1,340 26,182 5,775 3,095 5,956 14,657 5,799
November 22, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
19,881 19,651
5,161 1,229 24,650 5,904 3,116 5,799 13,595 4,974
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,966 5,337 3,107 4,545
11,349 5,758
9,698
15,294 4,111 3,508 5,107
10,660 5,358
10,381
15,262 5,373 3,665 4,429
11,227 5,162
10,210
15,948 3,464 3,467 3,720
11,444 5,412
9,984
16,685 3,944 3,031 4,458
11,963 5,930
9,689
16,257 4,233 3,324 4,667
11,811 5,142
10,173
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
165,642 102
159,467 104
163,100 104
159,657 103
162,795 101
159,567 102
Other States .......................................
5,591
5,548
5,740
5,754
5,556
5,235
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
171,233 102
165,015 104
168,840 104
165,411 103
168,351 101
164,802 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, November 26, 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