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