Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 December 10

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

December 10, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 6, 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 176 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....

November 1, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,191 1,225
31,839 5,287

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

Week ending
November 22, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,637 1,223
34,023 5,665

November 29, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,528 1,224
34,712 5,551

December 6, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,560 1,223
34,074 5,242

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 103 108

19 State total ......

194,821

198,450

207,653

208,088

208,974

203,987

102

United States ......

202,078

206,337

215,809

216,204

217,066

212,156

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 10, 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

November 1, 2014

November 8, 2014

November 15, 2014

Week ending
November 22, 2014

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,176 1,332
26,530 4,429

20,949 1,100
26,071 3,720

20,959 1,340
26,182 4,458

19,881 1,229
24,650 4,667

November 29, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,887 1,452
25,824 4,746

December 6, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,917 1,308
27,181 5,404

Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 97
103 109

19 State total ......

163,100

159,757

162,793

159,557

162,772

169,541

102

United States ......

168,840

165,511

168,349

164,803

168,345

175,520

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 10, 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

November 1, 2014

November 8, 2014

Week ending

November 15, November 22,

2014

2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

28,364 22,378
4,738 1,224 34,758 7,813 3,772 7,890 17,666 8,269

28,637 22,339
4,765 1,223 34,023 7,927 3,741 7,893 18,025 8,297

November 29, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,528 21,509
4,688 1,224 34,712 7,670 3,726 7,876 18,009 8,299

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

20,859 6,661 4,157 5,287
13,980 6,228
10,639

21,048 6,618 4,256 5,134
13,466 6,348
11,085

21,161 6,704 4,445 5,498
14,801 6,447
11,725

21,340 6,608 4,451 5,665
14,962 6,476
11,716

21,253 6,834 4,349 5,551
15,430 6,758
12,558

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

194,821 102

198,450 103

207,653 103

208,088 103

208,974 103

Other States .......................................

7,257

7,887

8,156

8,116

8,092

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

202,078 102

206,337 103

215,809 103

216,204 103

217,066 103

December 6, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,560 22,102
4,778 1,223 34,074 7,892 3,710 7,900 17,395 8,329
20,781 6,347 4,408 5,242
14,095 6,120
11,031
203,987 102
8,169
212,156 102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

November 1, 2014

November 8, 2014

Week ending

November 15, November 22,

2014

2014

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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 5,695

20,959 18,343
4,989 1,340 26,182 5,775 3,095 5,955 14,657 5,798

19,881 19,651
5,292 1,229 24,650 5,904 3,116 5,963 13,595 4,974

November 29, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,887 18,541
3,806 1,452 25,824 6,426 3,133 6,818 13,974 5,501

December 6, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,917 20,756
5,714 1,308 27,181 5,940 3,366 6,064 14,797 5,309

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

15,262 5,373 3,665 4,429
11,227 5,162
10,210

15,948 3,464 3,467 3,720
11,546 5,412
9,984

16,685 3,944 3,031 4,458
11,963 5,930
9,689

16,257 3,923 3,310 4,667
11,811 5,142
10,192

16,248 4,482 3,655 4,746
11,110 5,650
10,519

15,661 4,136 3,776 5,404
11,889 4,876
11,447

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

163,100 104

159,757 103

162,793 101

159,557 102

162,772 103

169,541 102

Other States .......................................

5,740

5,754

5,556

5,246

5,573

5,979

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

168,840 104

165,511 103

168,349 101

164,803 102

168,345 103

175,520 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 10, 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