Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 March 26

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