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