Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 April 16

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

April 16, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 12, 2014. This is 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

March 8, 2014

March 15, 2014

Week ending

March 22, 2014

March 29, 2014

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

(1,000 eggs)

April 5, 2014

April 12, 2014

Percent of previous year

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

Alabama ............................................. 28,482

28,488

28,289

28,564

28,725

28,597

101

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

1,224

1,224

1,222

1,219

1,176

1,222

104

Georgia .............................................. 33,696

34,410

33,887

33,918

34,270

34,016

103

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

5,102

4,786

4,842

4,973

4,958

5,129

95

19 State total ....................................... 202,824

202,408

200,436

201,244

203,470

204,036

102

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

210,829

210,365

208,265

209,309

211,506

212,245

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 16, 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

March 8, 2014

March 15, 2014

Week ending

March 22, 2014

March 29, 2014

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

April 5, 2014
(1,000 chicks)

April 12, 2014

Percent of previous year

(1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. 21,528

21,624

20,547

21,786

21,282

21,290

102

Florida ................................................ 1,218

1,366

1,283

1,329

1,333

1,358

102

Georgia .............................................. 26,442

26,080

26,538

26,209

26,753

26,991

101

South Carolina .................................... 4,351

4,716

4,913

4,441

4,897

4,165

88

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

163,415

163,743

165,126

165,662

166,217

163,636

100

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

169,262

169,654

171,023

171,598

171,725

169,483

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 16, 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

March 8, 2014

March 15, 2014

Week ending

March 22, 2014

March 29, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,482 20,960
4,607 1,224 33,696 7,438 3,833 7,692 17,848 8,533

28,488 20,580
4,669 1,224 34,410 7,599 3,772 7,735 17,660 8,541

28,289 20,508
4,269 1,222 33,887 7,866 3,772 7,694 16,794 8,456

28,564 20,696
4,623 1,219 33,918 7,864 3,772 7,730 17,311 8,180

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

20,290 6,684 4,381 5,102
14,358 6,681
11,015

20,288 6,537 4,377 4,786
14,464 6,829
10,449

20,599 6,781 4,240 4,842
14,627 6,655
9,935

20,606 6,559 4,412 4,973
14,065 6,601
10,151

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

202,824 101

202,408 101

200,436 100

201,244 100

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

8,005

7,957

7,829

8,065

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

210,829 101

210,365 101

208,265 100

209,309 100

April 5, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,725 20,567
4,446 1,176 34,270 7,793 3,772 7,753 17,773 7,737
20,529 6,719 4,293 4,958
14,960 6,672
11,327
203,470 101
8,036
211,506 101

April 12, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,597 20,736
4,548 1,222 34,016 7,667 3,832 7,776 17,689 8,175
20,616 6,661 4,340 5,129
14,717 6,668
11,647
204,036 101
8,209
212,245 101

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

State

March 8, 2014

March 15, 2014

Week ending

March 22, 2014

March 29, 2014

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

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

21,528 19,532
4,517 1,218 26,442 5,792 3,397 5,937 14,638 5,959

21,624 19,326
4,147 1,366 26,080 6,053 3,407 6,690 14,784 5,097

20,547 18,327
4,664 1,283 26,538 6,418 3,410 6,024 15,288 5,933

21,786 18,981
4,926 1,329 26,209 5,933 3,693 5,306 15,130 6,305

April 5, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,282 18,730
4,646 1,333 26,753 6,524 3,361 6,156 14,995 5,748

April 12, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,290 20,844
4,899 1,358 26,991 6,010 3,359 5,718 14,273 5,231

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

15,909 3,567 3,020 4,351
11,846 5,486
10,276

16,348 4,248 3,444 4,716
11,707 5,012
9,694

15,840 4,857 3,740 4,913
11,740 5,202
10,402

16,032 4,284 3,559 4,441
11,143 5,985
10,620

16,040 4,653 3,706 4,897
11,796 5,581
10,016

16,448 2,878 3,504 4,165
11,886 5,169
9,613

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

163,415 99

163,743 99

165,126 99

165,662 100

166,217 100

163,636 99

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

5,847

5,911

5,897

5,936

5,508

5,847

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

169,262 99

169,654 99

171,023 99

171,598 100

171,725 100

169,483 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 16, 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