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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December 17, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 13, 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 177 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014
State
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
November 8, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,971 1,224
33,952 5,134
November 15, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,364 1,224
35,156 5,498
November 22, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,637 1,223
34,406 5,665
Week ending
November 29, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,456 1,224
35,094 5,551
December 6, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,560 1,223
34,283 5,242
December 13, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,714 1,223
33,915 5,177
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 100 103
19 State total ......
199,278
208,568
209,106
209,783
204,267
205,758
102
United States ......
207,166
216,807
217,318
217,971
212,518
213,945
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 17, 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 8, 2014
November 15, 2014
November 22, 2014
Week ending
November 29, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
20,949 1,106
26,068 3,720
20,959 1,343
26,179 4,458
19,869 1,232
24,648 4,667
20,889 1,456
25,820 4,746
December 6, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,917 1,311
27,178 5,558
December 13, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,623 1,487
26,065 5,080
Percent of previous year
(percent)
109 89 99
106
19 State total ......
159,980
163,049
159,968
163,256
170,207
170,717
103
United States ......
165,914
168,828
165,559
169,106
176,529
176,803
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 17, 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 8, 2014
November 15, 2014
Week ending
November 22, November 29,
2014
2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
26,971 20,775
4,707 1,224 33,952 7,253 3,651 7,688 16,869 7,647
28,364 22,378
4,738 1,224 35,156 7,813 3,772 7,890 17,666 8,269
28,637 22,339
4,765 1,223 34,406 7,927 3,741 7,893 18,025 8,297
28,456 21,509
4,688 1,224 35,094 7,670 3,726 7,876 18,009 8,299
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,048 6,618 4,356 5,134
13,466 6,348
11,571
21,161 6,704 4,445 5,498
14,801 6,447
12,242
21,340 6,608 4,501 5,665
14,962 6,476
12,301
21,253 6,834 4,322 5,551
15,439 6,758
13,075
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
199,278 104
208,568 103
209,106 104
209,783 104
Other States .......................................
7,888
8,239
8,212
8,188
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
207,166 104
216,807 103
217,318 104
217,971 104
December 6, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,560 22,102
4,778 1,223 34,283 7,892 3,710 7,900 17,395 8,329
December 13, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,714 21,961
4,747 1,223 33,915 7,915 3,834 7,929 17,952 8,356
20,840 6,347 4,601 5,242
14,095 6,120
21,011 6,682 4,469 5,177
14,593 6,507
10,850
10,773
204,267 102
205,758 102
8,251
8,187
212,518 102
213,945 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
November 8, 2014
November 15, 2014
Week ending
November 22, November 29,
2014
2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
20,949 19,034
4,304 1,106 26,068 5,779 2,959 5,745 14,561 5,695
20,959 18,343
4,989 1,343 26,179 5,775 3,095 5,955 14,657 5,798
19,869 19,647
5,292 1,232 24,648 5,904 3,116 5,963 13,595 4,974
20,889 18,541
3,806 1,456 25,820 6,426 3,133 6,818 13,974 5,501
December 6, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,917 20,756
5,714 1,311 27,178 5,940 3,366 6,174 14,797 5,308
December 13, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,623 20,086
5,363 1,487 26,065 6,639 3,339 6,218 14,962 5,629
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,948 3,464 3,656 3,720
11,492 5,314
10,186
16,685 3,944 3,220 4,458
11,963 5,816
9,870
16,258 3,928 3,532 4,667
11,811 5,143
10,389
16,295 4,482 3,914 4,746
11,110 5,650
10,695
15,639 4,216 3,999 5,558
11,889 4,806
11,639
17,145 4,521 3,892 5,080
11,955 5,094
10,619
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
159,980 103
163,049 101
159,968 102
163,256 103
170,207 102
170,717 103
Other States .......................................
5,934
5,779
5,591
5,850
6,322
6,086
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
165,914 103
168,828 101
165,559 102
169,106 103
176,529 103
176,803 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 17, 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