Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 February 26

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 26, 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 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 22, 2014. This was up slightly 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 18, 2014

January 25, 2014

Week ending

February 1, 2014

February 8, 2014

February 15, February 22, Percent of

2014

2014

previous year

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

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

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

28,196

28,140

28,298

28,145

28,013

28,378

101

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

1,223

1,223

1,222

1,223

1,145

1,159

95

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

33,356

33,419

33,662

33,734

33,659

33,442

101

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

5,362

5,210

5,249

5,207

5,053

5,047

92

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

199,325

200,647

200,269

199,040

199,694

200,363

100

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

207,163

208,504

208,046

206,843

207,604

208,196

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 26, 2014.

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

State

January 18, 2014

January 25, 2014

Week ending

February 1, 2014

February 8, 2014

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

February 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks)

February 22, Percent of

2014

previous year

(1,000 chicks)

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

21,019

20,608

22,085

21,620

21,137

21,175

100

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

1,350

1,439

1,262

1,250

1,317

1,542

129

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

26,335

27,372

25,896

26,931

25,919

25,206

95

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

5,134

4,506

4,902

4,157

4,370

4,917

108

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

164,466

162,999

163,385

162,909

163,372

162,568

100

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

170,256

168,858

169,320

168,506

169,102

168,661

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 26, 2014.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

January 18, 2014

January 25, 2014

Week ending

February 1, 2014

February 8, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,196 20,601
4,398 1,223 33,356 7,177 3,864 7,679 17,014 8,431

28,140 20,807
4,484 1,223 33,419 7,859 3,894 7,732 17,331 8,415

28,298 20,487
4,342 1,222 33,662 7,601 3,909 7,690 17,538 8,443

28,145 20,245
4,373 1,223 33,734 7,693 3,894 7,193 17,757 8,176

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

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
10,091

19,964 7,180 3,730 5,207
14,561 6,110
9,855

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

199,325 102

200,647 102

200,269 101

199,040 101

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

7,838

7,857

7,777

7,803

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

207,163 102

208,504 102

208,046 101

206,843 101

February 15, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,013 20,685
4,382 1,145 33,659 7,636 3,878 7,695 17,543 8,516
20,468 6,915 3,158 5,053
14,598 6,419
9,931
199,694 100
7,910
207,604 100

February 22, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,378 20,341
4,480 1,159 33,442 7,566 3,878 7,788 17,567 8,517
20,668 6,452 3,713 5,047
14,803 6,415
10,149
200,363 100
7,833
208,196 100

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

State

January 18, 2014

January 25, 2014

Week ending

February 1, 2014

February 8, 2014

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

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

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

21,620 19,856
5,146 1,250 26,931 5,908 3,387 5,691 14,253 6,189

February 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,137 20,847
4,629 1,317 25,919 6,529 3,406 6,138 14,653 5,175

February 22, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,175 18,447
5,324 1,542 25,206 5,633 3,442 5,591 14,709 6,060

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

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

16,082 3,514 3,222 4,157
11,631 4,837
9,235

16,223 3,792 3,163 4,370
11,697 5,027
9,350

15,699 4,879 3,328 4,917
11,710 4,671
10,235

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

164,466 101

162,999 100

163,385 100

162,909 100

163,372 100

162,568 100

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

5,790

5,859

5,935

5,597

5,730

6,093

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

170,256 102

168,858 100

169,320 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 26, 2014.

168,506 100

169,102 100

168,661 100

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.