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.