Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 November 26

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 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