Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 April 2

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