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
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March 5, 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 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 1, 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 168 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 25, 2014
February 1, 2014
Week ending
February 8, 2014
February 15, 2014
February 22, 2014
March 1,
Percent of
2014
previous year
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
Alabama .....................................
28,140
28,298
28,095
28,034
28,378
28,060
100
Florida ........................................
1,223
1,222
1,223
1,145
1,159
1,221
100
Georgia ......................................
33,419
33,662
33,734
33,659
33,442
33,705
102
South Carolina ............................
5,210
5,249
5,207
5,053
5,047
5,235
97
19 State total ...............................
200,647
200,439
199,184
199,715
200,326
201,772
101
United States..........................
208,504
208,216
206,992
207,663
208,197
209,502
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 5, 2014.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2013 and 2014
State
January 25, 2014
February 1, 2014
Week ending
February 8, 2014
February 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
February 22, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
March 1, 2014
Percent of previous year
(1,000 chicks)
Alabama .....................................
20,608
22,085
21,620
21,137
21,175
21,420
103
Florida ........................................
1,439
1,262
1,250
1,317
1,542
1,379
127
Georgia ......................................
27,372
25,896
26,931
25,919
25,206
26,811
102
South Carolina ............................
4,506
4,902
4,157
4,370
4,917
4,416
100
19 State total...........................
162,999
163,385
162,909
163,372
162,417
161,690
99
United States.........................
168,864
169,327
168,513
169,108
168,512
167,911
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 5, 2014.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
January 25, 2014
February 1, 2014
Week ending
February 8, 2014
February 15, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ........................................... Florida ............................................... Georgia ............................................. Kentucky ............................................ Louisiana ........................................... Maryland ............................................ Mississippi ......................................... Missouri .............................................
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
28,095 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 33,659 7,636 3,878 7,695 17,543 8,516
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma .......................................... Pennsylvania ..................................... South Carolina ................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................
20,496 7,161 3,734 5,210
14,609 6,332
9,801
20,055 6,942 4,048 5,249
14,694 6,168
10,091
20,187 7,180 3,730 5,207
14,561 6,132
9,838
20,468 6,915 3,158 5,053
14,598 6,419
9,931
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ....................
200,647 102
200,439 102
199,184 101
199,715 100
Other States .......................................
7,857
7,777
7,808
7,948
United States ..................................... Percent of previous year ....................
208,504 102
208,216 101
206,992 101
207,663 100
February 22, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,378 20,341
4,462 1,159 33,442 7,566 3,878 7,711 17,567 8,517
20,668 6,452 3,746 5,047
14,828 6,415
10,149
200,326 100
7,871
208,197 100
March 1, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,060 20,466
4,472 1,221 33,705 7,778 3,878 7,740 17,958 8,559
20,474 7,214 3,835 5,235
14,685 6,541
9,951
201,772 101
7,730
209,502 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
January 25, 2014
February 1, 2014
Week ending
February 8, 2014
February 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
21,138 20,847
4,629 1,317 25,919 6,529 3,406 6,138 14,652 5,175
February 22, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,175 18,464
5,360 1,542 25,206 5,633 3,442 5,295 14,709 6,060
March 1, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,420 18,774
4,793 1,379 26,811 6,028 3,406 5,416 14,787 4,721
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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 3,354 4,917
11,776 4,671
10,235
15,394 5,001 3,067 4,416
11,997 4,862
9,418
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
162,999 100
163,385 100
162,909 100
163,372 100
162,417 100
161,690 99
Other States .......................................
5,865
5,942
5,604
5,736
6,095
6,221
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
168,864 100
169,327 101
168,513 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 5, 2014.
169,108 100
168,512 100
167,911 100
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.