United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region Broiler Hatchery News Release
In Cooperation with Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Southern Region 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov
February 12, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing nassrfosor@nass.usda.gov
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Commercial hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 8, 2014. This was up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Broiler growers in the 19 selected States placed 163 million chicks for meat production, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2013 and 2014
State
January 4, 2014
January 11, 2014
Week ending
January 18, 2014
January 25, 2014
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
February 1, February 8, Percent of
2014
2014
previous year
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
Alabama .....................................
28,038
28,188
28,196
28,140
28,298
28,145
101
Florida ........................................
1,224
1,224
1,223
1,223
1,222
1,223
100
Georgia ......................................
33,948
33,711
33,356
33,434
33,662
33,734
102
South Carolina ............................
5,249
5,169
5,362
5,210
5,249
5,207
99
19 State total ...............................
199,379
201,511
199,461
200,797
200,206
199,042
101
United States..........................
207,257
209,308
207,299
208,683
208,019
206,887
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 12, 2014.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2013 and 2014
State
January 4, 2014
January 11, 2014
Week ending
January 18, 2014
January 25, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
February 1, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
February 8, 2014
Percent of previous year
(1,000 chicks)
Alabama .....................................
21,323
20,952
21,019
20,608
22,085
21,563
101
Florida ........................................
1,349
1,210
1,350
1,439
1,262
1,250
98
Georgia ......................................
27,201
27,899
26,335
27,372
25,896
26,931
105
South Carolina ............................
5,041
4,468
5,134
4,506
4,902
4,157
91
19 State total...........................
164,608
164,193
164,552
163,261
163,422
162,590
100
United States.........................
170,777
170,236
170,342
169,120
169,357
168,188
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 12, 2014.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
January 4, 2014
January 11, 2014
Week ending
January 18, 2014
January 25, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,038 21,029
4,380 1,224 33,948 7,906 3,834 7,001 17,687 8,452
28,188 20,787
4,405 1,224 33,711 7,748 3,864 7,226 17,931 8,476
28,196 20,601
4,398 1,223 33,356 7,301 3,864 7,679 17,014 8,431
28,140 20,807
4,484 1,223 33,434 7,828 3,894 7,732 17,466 8,415
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,305 6,896 3,851 5,249
14,554 6,163
8,862
20,048 7,270 3,825 5,169
14,788 6,448
10,403
20,148 6,897 3,796 5,362
14,531 6,405
10,259
20,511 7,161 3,734 5,210
14,609 6,332
9,817
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
199,379 102
201,511 103
199,461 102
200,797 102
Other States .......................................
7,878
7,797
7,838
7,886
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
207,257 102
209,308 103
207,299 102
208,683 102
February 1, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,298 20,152
4,341 1,222 33,662 7,671 3,909 7,690 17,538 8,443
20,242 6,942 4,048 5,249
14,524 6,168
10,107
200,206 101
7,813
208,019 101
February 8, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,145 20,245
4,364 1,223 33,734 7,693 3,894 7,193 17,757 8,176
19,964 7,180 3,734 5,207
14,561 6,110
9,862
199,042 101
7,845
206,887 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
January 4, 2014
January 11, 2014
Week ending
January 18, 2014
January 25, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,323 19,126
5,263 1,349 27,201 6,330 3,324 5,970 14,846 5,164
20,952 19,450
5,059 1,210 27,899 5,539 3,241 5,288 14,813 5,896
21,019 19,213
5,402 1,350 26,335 6,445 3,292 4,805 14,842 5,717
20,608 19,426
4,789 1,439 27,372 6,377 3,364 5,809 14,693 5,785
February 1, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,085 19,618
4,769 1,262 25,896 5,914 3,370 5,632 14,971 6,238
February 8, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,563 19,856
5,428 1,250 26,931 5,842 3,387 5,533 14,253 6,191
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,362 5,498 3,109 5,041
11,912 4,814
8,976
15,836 4,572 3,106 4,468
11,349 5,548
9,967
16,091 4,922 3,151 5,134
11,388 5,685
9,761
16,089 4,877 3,156 4,506
11,584 5,293
8,094
15,399 4,022 3,149 4,902
11,775 4,783
9,637
16,022 3,344 3,120 4,157
11,631 4,837
9,245
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
164,608 101
164,193 100
164,552 102
163,261 100
163,422 100
162,590 100
Other States .......................................
6,169
6,043
5,790
5,859
5,935
5,598
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
170,777 101
170,236 100
170,342 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 12, 2014.
169,120 100
169,357 101
168,188 100
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.