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 2, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 29, 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, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
February 22, 2014
March 1, 2014
Week ending
March 8, 2014
March 15, 2014
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
March 22, 2014
March 29, Percent of
2014
previous year
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
Alabama .....................................
28,378
28,060
28,482
28,488
28,289
28,564
101
Florida ........................................
1,159
1,221
1,224
1,224
1,222
1,219
100
Georgia ......................................
33,442
33,619
33,696
34,410
33,887
33,918
104
South Carolina ............................
5,047
5,235
5,102
4,786
4,842
4,973
93
19 State total ...............................
199,905
201,828
201,614
201,118
199,144
200,294
100
United States..........................
207,776
209,717
209,547
208,946
206,826
208,214
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 22, 2014
March 1, 2014
Week ending
March 8, 2014
March 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
March 22, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
March 29, Percent of
2014
previous year
(1,000 chicks)
Alabama .....................................
21,175
21,417
21,528
21,624
20,547
21,784
106
Florida ........................................
1,542
1,379
1,218
1,366
1,283
1,329
103
Georgia ......................................
25,182
26,776
26,442
26,080
26,538
26,209
100
South Carolina ............................
4,917
4,416
4,351
4,716
4,913
4,441
92
19 State total...........................
162,627
161,550
162,503
162,745
164,193
164,499
100
United States.........................
168,722
167,675
168,350
168,656
170,090
170,396
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 2, 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 22, 2014
March 1, 2014
Week ending
March 8, 2014
March 15, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,378 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 17,823 8,533
28,488 20,334
4,669 1,224 34,410 7,765 3,772 7,735 17,660 8,541
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
20,290 6,998 3,908 5,102
14,358 6,681
9,978
20,330 6,851 3,903 4,786
14,464 6,829
9,357
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
199,905 100
201,828 101
201,614 101
201,118 101
Other States .......................................
7,871
7,889
7,933
7,828
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
207,776 100
209,717 101
209,547 101
208,946 101
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 3,766 4,842
14,454 6,655
8,976
199,144 100
7,682
206,826 100
March 29, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,564 20,696
4,623 1,219 33,918 7,652 3,772 7,684 17,285 8,180
20,606 6,873 3,889 4,973
14,016 6,601
9,743
200,294 100
7,920
208,214 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
February 22, 2014
March 1, 2014
Week ending
March 8, 2014
March 15, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
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 18,327
4,664 1,283 26,538 6,418 3,410 6,024 15,288 5,933
March 29, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,784 18,981
5,046 1,329 26,209 5,934 3,693 5,278 15,106 6,305
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,793 4,879 3,354 4,917
11,776 4,813
10,281
15,435 5,001 3,163 4,416
11,982 4,888
9,537
15,909 3,803 2,614 4,351
11,846 5,486
9,534
16,348 4,483 3,038 4,716
11,707 5,012
8,867
15,840 5,092 3,335 4,913
11,740 5,202
9,639
16,004 4,520 3,058 4,441
11,144 5,950
9,717
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
162,627 100
161,550 99
162,503 99
162,745 99
164,193 100
164,499 100
Other States .......................................
6,095
6,125
5,847
5,911
5,897
5,897
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
168,722 100
167,675 100
168,350 99
168,656 99
170,090 100
170,396 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 2, 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