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 26, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 22, 2014. This was down 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 170 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
February 15, 2014
February 22, 2014
Week ending
March 1, 2014
March 8, 2014
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
March 15, 2014
March 22, Percent of
2014
previous year
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
Alabama .....................................
28,034
28,095
28,060
28,482
28,488
28,289
101
Florida ........................................
1,145
1,223
1,221
1,224
1,224
1,222
100
Georgia ......................................
33,599
33,734
33,619
33,696
34,410
33,887
103
South Carolina ............................
5,053
5,207
5,235
5,102
4,786
4,842
91
19 State total ...............................
199,653
199,206
201,828
201,106
201,209
199,190
100
United States..........................
207,601
207,014
209,717
209,039
209,037
206,872
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 26, 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 15, February 22,
2014
2014
Week ending
March 1, 2014
March 8, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
March 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
March 22, Percent of
2014
previous year
(1,000 chicks)
Alabama .....................................
21,138
21,175
21,417
21,528
21,624
20,547
97
Florida ........................................
1,317
1,542
1,379
1,218
1,366
1,283
112
Georgia ......................................
25,919
25,182
26,776
26,442
26,080
26,538
99
South Carolina ............................
4,370
4,917
4,416
4,351
4,716
4,913
126
19 State total...........................
163,764
162,599
161,524
162,477
162,747
162,242
100
United States.........................
169,500
168,694
167,649
168,324
168,658
170,140
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 26, 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 15, 2014
February 22, 2014
Week ending
March 1, 2014
March 8, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,034 20,685
4,382 1,145 33,599 7,641 3,878 7,695 17,543 8,516
28,378 20,341
4,462 1,159 33,442 7,518 3,878 7,711 17,567 8,517
28,060 20,595
4,407 1,221 33,619 7,765 3,848 7,740 17,958 8,559
28,482 20,960
4,607 1,224 33,696 7,449 3,833 7,692 17,611 8,533
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,449 6,915 3,158 5,053
14,788 6,419
9,753
20,651 6,452 3,746 5,047
14,828 6,415
9,793
20,453 7,214 4,073 5,235
14,714 6,541
9,826
19,991 6,998 3,908 5,102
14,358 6,681
9,981
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
199,653 100
199,905 100
201,828 101
201,106 101
Other States .......................................
7,948
7,871
7,889
7,933
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
207,601 100
207,776 100
209,717 101
209,039 101
March 15, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,488 20,334
4,669 1,224 34,410 7,765 3,772 7,735 17,660 8,541
20,330 6,851 3,903 4,786
14,555 6,829
9,357
201,209 101
7,828
209,037 101
March 22, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,289 20,508
4,269 1,222 33,887 7,866 3,772 7,694 16,794 8,456
20,599 7,095 3,812 4,842
14,454 6,655
8,976
199,190 100
7,682
206,872 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
February 15, 2014
February 22, 2014
Week ending
March 1, 2014
March 8, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,138 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 25,182 5,585 3,442 5,295 14,709 6,060
21,417 18,774
4,713 1,379 26,776 5,811 3,401 5,349 14,787 4,721
21,528 19,532
4,517 1,218 26,442 5,792 3,397 5,937 14,638 5,959
March 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,624 19,326
4,147 1,366 26,080 6,053 3,407 6,690 14,784 5,097
March 22, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,547 18,311
4,696 1,283 26,538 6,418 3,410 6,122 15,262 5,933
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,292 3,792 3,163 4,370
11,697 5,027
9,652
15,907 4,879 3,354 4,917
11,776 4,671
10,281
15,435 5,001 3,163 4,416
11,982 4,862
9,537
15,909 3,803 2,614 4,351
11,846 5,460
9,534
16,348 4,483 3,038 4,716
11,713 5,008
8,867
15,840 5,092 3,332 4,913
11,740 5,166
9,639
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
163,764 100
162,599 100
161,524 99
162,477 99
162,747 99
164,242 100
Other States .......................................
5,736
6,095
6,125
5,847
5,911
5,898
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
169,500 100
168,694 100
167,649 100
168,324 99
168,658 99
170,140 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 26, 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