Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 February 19

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 19, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing nassrfosor@nass.usda.gov

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 15, 2014. This was up 1 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 169 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2013 and 2014

State

January 11, 2014

January 18, 2014

Week ending

January 25, 2014

February 1, 2014

(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

February 8, February 15, Percent of

2014

2014

previous year

(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)

Alabama .....................................

28,188

28,196

28,140

28,298

28,145

27,998

100

Florida ........................................

1,224

1,223

1,223

1,222

1,223

1,145

94

Georgia ......................................

33,711

33,356

33,419

33,662

33,734

33,659

102

South Carolina ............................

5,169

5,362

5,210

5,249

5,207

5,123

96

19 State total ...............................

201,500

199,449

200,616

200,020

199,040

200,571

101

United States..........................

209,297

207,287

208,502

207,833

206,885

208,531

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 19, 2014.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2013 and 2014

State

January 11, 2014

January 18, 2014

Week ending

January 25, 2014

February 1, 2014

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

February 8, 2014
(1,000 chicks)

February 15, Percent of

2014

previous year

(1,000 chicks)

Alabama .....................................

20,952

21,019

20,608

22,085

21,620

21,116

98

Florida ........................................

1,210

1,350

1,439

1,262

1,250

1,317

83

Georgia ......................................

27,899

26,335

27,372

25,896

26,931

25,919

100

South Carolina ............................

4,468

5,134

4,506

4,902

4,157

4,441

79

19 State total...........................

164,193

164,466

162,999

163,385

162,783

162,284

99

United States.........................

170,236

170,256

168,858

169,320

168,380

169,036

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 19, 2014.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

January 11, 2014

January 18, 2014

Week ending

January 25, 2014

February 1, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 33,419 7,828 3,894 7,732 17,331 8,415

28,298 20,152
4,342 1,222 33,662 7,671 3,909 7,690 17,538 8,443

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

20,048 7,270 3,825 5,169
14,788 6,448
10,392

20,148 6,897 3,796 5,362
14,531 6,405
10,247

20,496 7,161 3,734 5,210
14,609 6,332
9,801

20,055 6,942 4,048 5,249
14,524 6,168
10,107

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

201,500 103

199,449 102

200,616 102

200,020 101

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

7,797

7,838

7,886

7,813

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

209,297 103

207,287 102

208,502 102

207,833 101

February 8, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,145 20,245
4,373 1,223 33,734 7,693 3,894 7,193 17,757 8,176
19,964 7,180 3,730 5,207
14,561 6,110
9,855
199,040 101
7,845
206,885 101

February 15, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,998 20,685
4,408 1,145 33,659 7,636 3,878 7,695 17,543 8,516
20,444 6,915 3,717 5,123
14,598 6,419
10,192
200,571 101
7,960
208,531 101

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

State

January 11, 2014

January 18, 2014

Week ending

January 25, 2014

February 1, 2014

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

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

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

22,085 19,618
4,713 1,262 25,896 5,914 3,370 5,689 14,971 6,238

February 8, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,620 19,856
5,146 1,250 26,931 5,842 3,387 5,691 14,253 6,189

February 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,116 20,847
4,842 1,317 25,919 6,466 3,406 6,070 14,653 5,175

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

15,836 4,572 3,106 4,468
11,349 5,548
9,967

16,005 4,922 3,151 5,134
11,388 5,685
9,761

15,827 4,877 3,156 4,506
11,584 5,293
8,094

15,373 4,022 3,149 4,902
11,775 4,783
9,625

16,022 3,514 3,222 4,157
11,631 4,837
9,235

16,173 3,792 3,077 4,441
11,697 5,027
9,266

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

164,193 100

164,466 101

162,999 100

163,385 100

162,783 100

163,284 100

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

6,043

5,790

5,859

5,935

5,597

5,752

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

170,236 100

170,256 102

168,858 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 19, 2014.

169,320 101

168,380 100

169,036 100

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.