Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 March 5

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

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.