Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 November 5

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 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