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 5, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 1, 2014. This is up 2 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 169 million chicks for meat production, up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
September 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,904 1,225
33,608 5,217
October 4, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,428 1,222
33,556 5,196
October 11, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,410 1,222
33,500 4,940
Week ending
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)
26,345 1,225
31,800 5,287
Percent of previous year
(percent)
110 100 101 101
19 State total ......
201,019
194,683
198,912
195,516
197,869
194,500
102
United States ......
208,469
202,307
206,496
202,968
204,960
201,425
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 5, 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
September 27, 2014
October 4, 2014
October 11, 2014
Week ending
October 18, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,343 1,178
26,807 5,261
22,640 1,364
26,469 4,799
21,714 1,185
25,920 5,318
22,166 1,258
26,726 4,545
October 25, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,559 1,272
25,797 5,107
November 1, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,237 1,332
26,587 4,489
Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 95
107 115
19 State total ......
164,890
164,095
163,401
165,477
159,256
162,959
104
United States ......
170,570
169,747
169,191
171,068
164,804
168,694
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 5, 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
September 27, 2014
October 4, 2014
Week ending
October 11, 2014
October 18, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
27,904 21,484
4,531 1,225 33,608 7,943 3,605 7,738 17,369 8,181
26,428 21,478
4,565 1,222 33,556 7,746 3,252 7,315 15,633 7,668
27,410 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 3,456 7,126
17,459 8,072
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,516 6,617 3,869 5,217
14,003 6,562
10,647
19,787 6,524 4,346 5,196
13,194 6,058
10,715
19,607 6,660 4,284 4,940
13,976 6,355
11,048
19,017 5,709 4,389 5,074
14,163 6,578
10,063
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
201,019 102
194,683 105
198,912 104
195,516 104
Other States .......................................
7,450
7,624
7,584
7,452
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
208,469 102
202,307 105
206,496 104
202,968 104
October 25, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,945 20,742
4,746 1,224 33,212 7,580 3,252 7,775 17,538 7,745
20,981 5,983 3,723 5,309
14,338 6,760
10,016
197,869 101
7,091
204,960 101
November 1, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,345 21,517
4,748 1,225 31,800 6,962 3,527 7,566 16,234 7,077
20,753 6,632 4,147 5,287
14,071 6,228
10,381
194,500 102
6,925
201,425 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
September 27, 2014
October 4, 2014
Week ending
October 11, 2014
October 18, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,343 20,489
4,487 1,178 26,807 6,029 3,218 6,656 14,068 5,631
22,640 19,692
4,786 1,364 26,469 6,243 3,213 5,220 14,489 6,032
21,714 18,862
5,011 1,185 25,920 6,179 3,197 5,432 14,196 5,649
22,166 18,762
5,338 1,258 26,726 6,361 3,209 5,784 14,520 5,669
October 25, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,559 19,165
5,185 1,272 25,797 5,899 2,747 5,566 13,020 5,604
November 1, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,237 18,537
4,951 1,332 26,587 6,249 3,081 6,042 13,922 6,021
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,495 4,292 3,587 5,261
10,968 4,985
10,396
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
9,989
15,966 5,337 3,107 4,545
11,349 5,758
9,622
15,294 4,111 3,508 5,107
10,660 5,411
10,351
15,034 5,373 3,513 4,489
11,216 5,179
10,196
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
164,890 102
164,095 103
163,401 104
165,477 102
159,256 104
162,959 104
Other States .......................................
5,680
5,652
5,790
5,591
5,548
5,735
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
170,570 102
169,747 103
169,191 104
171,068 102
164,804 104
168,694 104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, November 5, 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