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 30, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 26, 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 172 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
March 22, 2014
March 29, 2014
Week ending
April 5, 2014
April 12, 2014
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
April 19, 2014
April 26, 2014
Percent of previous year
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. 28,289
28,564
28,725
28,597
28,954
28,643
104
Florida ................................................
1,222
1,219
1,176
1,222
1,225
1,225
100
Georgia .............................................. 33,887
33,918
34,270
34,016
33,626
33,984
103
South Carolina ....................................
4,842
4,973
4,958
5,129
5,137
5,256
97
19 State total ....................................... 200,460
201,287
203,581
204,395
204,749
202,984
101
United States..........................
208,289
209,352
211,617
212,604
212,919
211,200
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 30, 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 22, 2014
March 29, 2014
Week ending
April 5, 2014
April 12, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
April 19, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
April 26, 2014
Percent of previous year
(1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. 20,547
21,786
21,282
21,290
21,705
21,407
104
Florida ................................................ 1,283
1,329
1,333
1,358
1,274
1,226
92
Georgia .............................................. 26,538
26,209
26,753
27,039
26,660
26,992
100
South Carolina .................................... 4,913
4,441
4,897
4,165
4,085
4,784
94
19 State total...........................
165,164
165,692
166,075
163,647
164,077
166,408
100
United States.........................
171,061
171,628
171,583
169,495
170,275
172,434
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 30, 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 22, 2014
March 29, 2014
Week ending
April 5, 2014
April 12, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ........................................... Florida ............................................... Georgia ............................................. Kentucky ............................................ Louisiana ........................................... Maryland ............................................ Mississippi ......................................... Missouri .............................................
28,289 20,508
4,286 1,222 33,887 7,849 3,772 7,694 16,794 8,456
28,564 20,696
4,672 1,219 33,918 7,929 3,772 7,730 17,311 8,180
28,725 20,567
4,495 1,176 34,270 7,793 3,772 7,753 17,773 7,737
28,597 20,736
4,585 1,222 34,016 7,845 3,832 7,776 17,689 8,175
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma .......................................... Pennsylvania ..................................... South Carolina ................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................
20,555 6,781 4,240 4,842
14,628 6,655
10,002
20,606 6,559 4,412 4,973
14,065 6,601
10,080
20,544 6,719 4,293 4,958
14,960 6,672
11,374
20,630 6,661 4,423 5,129
14,717 6,668
11,694
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ....................
200,460 100
201,287 100
203,581 101
204,395 101
Other States .......................................
7,829
8,065
8,036
8,209
United States ..................................... Percent of previous year ....................
208,289 100
209,352 100
211,617 101
212,604 101
April 19, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,954 20,874
4,727 1,225 33,626 7,994 3,802 7,867 17,559 8,303
20,513 6,649 4,375 5,137
15,029 6,621
11,494
204,749 102
8,170
212,919 102
April 26, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,643 20,618
4,487 1,225 33,984 7,388 3,394 7,883 17,497 8,344
20,534 6,680 4,359 5,256
14,924 6,620
11,148
202,984 101
8,216
211,200 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
March 22, 2014
March 29, 2014
Week ending
April 5, 2014
April 12, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
20,547 18,327
4,544 1,283 26,538 6,418 3,410 6,139 15,288 5,933
21,786 18,981
5,433 1,329 26,209 5,933 3,693 4,781 15,130 6,305
21,282 18,730
4,956 1,333 26,753 6,524 3,361 5,891 14,995 5,748
21,290 20,844
4,862 1,358 27,039 6,029 3,359 5,656 14,273 5,231
April 19, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,705 18,866
5,277 1,274 26,660 6,095 3,376 5,783 14,822 6,529
April 26, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,407 19,762
4,611 1,226 26,992 6,386 3,364 6,094 15,075 5,006
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,840 4,857 3,740 4,913
11,740 5,202
10,445
16,032 4,284 3,559 4,441
11,143 5,985
10,668
16,012 4,653 3,706 4,897
11,625 5,581
10,028
16,391 2,878 3,577 4,165
11,886 5,169
9,640
16,406 3,701 3,504 4,085
11,211 4,946
9,837
16,139 4,055 3,612 4,784
11,901 5,391
10,603
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
165,164 99
165,692 100
166,075 100
163,647 99
164,077 99
166,408 100
Other States .......................................
5,897
5,936
5,508
5,848
6,198
6,026
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
171,061 100
171,628 100
171,583 100
169,495 99
170,275 99
172,434 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 30, 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