Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 December 17

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 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