Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 March 19

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

March 19, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

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 March 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 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

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

State

February 8, 2014

February 15, 2014

Week ending

February 22, 2014

March 1, 2014

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

(1,000 eggs)

March 8, 2014

March 15, Percent of

2014

previous year

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

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

28,095

28,034

28,378

28,060

28,482

28,534

101

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

1,223

1,145

1,159

1,221

1,224

1,224

100

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

33,734

33,599

33,442

33,619

33,696

34,237

103

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

5,207

5,053

5,047

5,235

5,102

4,786

91

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

199,206

199,824

199,951

201,806

201,052

201,237

101

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

207,014

207,772

207,822

209,633

208,985

209,065

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 19, 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 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

February 8, 2014

February 15, 2014

Week ending

February 22, 2014

March 1, 2014

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

March 8, 2014
(1,000 chicks)

March 15, Percent of

2014

previous year

(1,000 chicks)

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

21,620

21,138

21,175

21,417

21,528

21,718

102

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

1,250

1,317

1,542

1,379

1,218

1,366

112

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

26,931

25,919

25,206

26,912

26,443

26,092

96

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

4,157

4,370

4,917

4,416

4,351

4,716

121

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

162,934

163,460

162,509

161,408

162,560

162,812

99

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

168,538

169,196

168,604

167,626

168,407

168,731

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 19, 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

February 8, 2014

February 15, 2014

Week ending

February 22, 2014

March 1, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,095 20,245
4,373 1,223 33,734 7,659 3,894 7,193 17,757 8,176

28,034 20,685
4,382 1,145 33,599 7,636 3,878 7,695 17,543 8,516

28,378 20,341
4,462 1,159 33,442 7,566 3,878 7,711 17,567 8,517

28,060 20,466
4,407 1,221 33,619 7,778 3,848 7,740 17,958 8,559

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

20,187 7,180 3,730 5,207
14,561 6,132
9,860

20,449 6,915 3,158 5,053
14,788 6,419
9,929

20,649 6,452 3,746 5,047
14,828 6,415
9,793

20,416 7,214 4,073 5,235
14,714 6,541
9,957

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

199,206 101

199,824 100

199,951 100

201,806 101

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

7,808

7,948

7,871

7,827

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

207,014 101

207,772 100

207,822 100

209,633 101

March 8, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,482 20,960
4,607 1,224 33,696 7,449 3,833 7,692 17,611 8,533
19,985 6,998 3,908 5,102
14,358 6,681
9,933
201,052 101
7,933
208,985 101

March 15, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,534 20,334
4,669 1,224 34,237 7,765 3,772 7,735 17,660 8,541
20,330 6,851 3,831 4,786
14,555 6,829
9,584
201,237 101
7,828
209,065 101

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

State

February 8, 2014

February 15, 2014

Week ending

February 22, 2014

March 1, 2014

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

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

21,620 19,856
5,146 1,250 26,931 5,925 3,387 5,691 14,253 6,189

21,138 20,847
4,629 1,317 25,919 6,550 3,406 6,138 14,652 5,175

21,175 18,464
5,360 1,542 25,206 5,585 3,442 5,295 14,709 6,060

21,417 18,774
4,713 1,379 26,912 5,803 3,401 5,349 14,787 4,721

March 8, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,528 19,532
4,539 1,218 26,443 5,787 3,397 6,006 14,638 5,958

March 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,718 19,326
4,139 1,366 26,092 6,109 3,407 6,689 14,763 5,097

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

16,085 3,514 3,222 4,157
11,631 4,837
9,240

16,292 3,792 3,163 4,370
11,697 5,027
9,348

15,793 4,879 3,354 4,917
11,776 4,671
10,281

15,305 5,001 3,163 4,416
11,982 4,862
9,423

15,897 3,803 2,614 4,351
11,846 5,460
9,543

16,372 4,483 3,054 4,716
11,713 5,008
8,760

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

162,934 100

163,460 100

162,509 100

161,408 99

162,560 99

162,812 99

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

5,604

5,736

6,095

6,218

5,847

5,919

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

168,538 100

169,196 100

168,604 100

167,626 99

168,407 99

168,731 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 19, 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