Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 April 30

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