Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 December 31

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 31, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 27, 2014. This is up 3 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 175 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 22, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,637 1,223
34,406 5,665

November 29, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,528 1,224
35,094 5,551

December 6, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,570 1,223
34,283 5,242

Week ending
December 13, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,714 1,223
33,915 5,177

December 20, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,214 1,225
34,884 5,928

December 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,757 1,224
34,472 5,574

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100 102 106

19 State total ......

209,106

209,190

204,717

207,020

207,388

206,931

103

United States ......

217,318

217,378

212,968

215,193

215,570

215,017

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 31, 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 22, 2014

November 29, 2014

December 6, 2014

Week ending
December 13, 2014

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

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

19,869 1,232
24,648 4,667

20,887 1,456
25,820 4,746

21,932 1,311
27,178 5,558

22,748 1,487
25,889 5,080

December 20, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,776 1,426
27,336 4,736

December 27, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,925 1,327
26,889 5,124

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 104 106 113

19 State total ......

160,338

163,254

170,283

170,732

171,148

168,108

102

United States ......

165,929

169,104

176,605

176,802

177,158

174,506

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 31, 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 22, November 29,

2014

2014

Week ending

December 6, 2014

December 13, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,637 22,339
4,765 1,223 34,406 7,927 3,741 7,893 18,025 8,297

28,528 21,509
4,688 1,224 35,094 6,943 3,726 7,876 18,009 8,299

28,570 22,102
4,778 1,223 34,283 7,877 3,710 7,900 17,395 8,329

28,714 21,961
4,780 1,223 33,915 7,962 3,834 7,929 17,952 8,356

December 20, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,214 21,201
4,778 1,225 34,884 7,961 3,622 7,907 17,921 8,321

December 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,757 21,989
4,734 1,224 34,472 7,942 3,848 7,923 17,828 8,114

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

21,340 6,608 4,501 5,665
14,962 6,476
12,301

21,250 6,834 4,319 5,551
15,439 6,758
13,143

20,840 6,347 4,601 5,242
14,100 6,120
11,300

21,011 6,682 4,477 5,177
14,420 6,507
12,120

21,105 6,273 4,475 5,928
14,887 6,606
12,080

20,918 6,189 4,415 5,574
15,036 6,455
12,513

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

209,106 104

209,190 103

204,717 102

207,020 102

207,388 103

206,931 103

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

8,212

8,188

8,251

8,173

8,182

8,086

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

217,318 104

217,378 103

212,968 102

215,193 102

215,570 103

215,017 103

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

State

November 22, November 29,

2014

2014

Week ending

December 6, 2014

December 13, 2014

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

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

19,869 19,647
5,292 1,232 24,648 6,051 3,116 5,963 13,595 4,974

20,887 18,541
3,806 1,456 25,820 6,426 3,133 6,818 13,974 5,501

21,932 20,756
5,714 1,311 27,178 5,940 3,366 6,174 14,797 5,308

22,748 20,086
5,305 1,487 25,889 6,639 3,339 6,289 14,962 5,629

December 20, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,776 19,375
5,357 1,426 27,336 6,146 3,337 5,865 15,052 6,402

December 27, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,925 19,483
4,967 1,327 26,889 6,135 3,307 6,417 14,415 5,927

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

16,258 3,928 3,532 4,667
11,811 5,143
10,612

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
11,700

17,142 4,521 3,859 5,080
11,989 5,111
10,657

17,081 4,146 3,891 4,736
12,278 5,345
11,599

16,505 4,980 4,081 5,124
11,329 5,067
10,230

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

160,338 102

163,254 103

170,283 102

170,732 103

171,148 103

168,108 102

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

5,591

5,850

6,322

6,070

6,010

6,398

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

165,929 102

169,104 103

176,605 103

176,802 103

177,158 103

174,506 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 31, 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