Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 May 14

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

May 14, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 10, 2014. This is up 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 174 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

April 5, 2014

April 12, 2014

Week ending

April 19, 2014

April 26, 2014

(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

May 3, 2014

May 10, 2014

Percent of previous year

(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................. 28,725

28,597

28,954

28,643

28,896

28,653

103

Florida ................................................

1,176

1,222

1,225

1,225

1,223

1,223

100

Georgia .............................................. 34,270

34,016

33,626

33,984

34,048

34,337

102

South Carolina ....................................

4,958

5,129

5,137

5,256

4,995

5,269

97

19 State total ....................................... 203,743

204,529

204,866

203,119

202,822

202,274

100

United States..........................

211,779

212,680

212,982

211,281

210,992

210,124

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 14, 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

April 5, 2014

April 12, 2014

Week ending

April 19, 2014

April 26, 2014

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

May 3, 2014
(1,000 chicks)

May 10, 2014

Percent of previous year

(1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. 21,282

21,290

21,705

21,407

21,190

21,581

104

Florida ................................................ 1,333

1,358

1,340

1,226

1,271

1,574

119

Georgia .............................................. 26,753

27,039

26,660

26,992

26,843

26,848

101

South Carolina .................................... 4,897

4,165

4,085

4,784

4,840

4,731

99

19 State total...........................

166,069

163,601

164,212

166,814

167,122

167,743

101

United States.........................

171,577

169,458

170,411

172,865

173,081

173,636

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 14, 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

April 5, 2014

April 12, 2014

Week ending

April 19, 2014

April 26, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

28,954 20,874
4,727 1,225 33,626 7,994 3,802 7,916 17,559 8,303

28,643 20,618
4,495 1,225 33,984 7,514 3,394 7,886 17,497 8,344

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

20,544 6,719 4,293 4,958
14,960 6,672
11,536

20,630 6,661 4,423 5,129
14,717 6,668
11,828

20,525 6,649 4,375 5,137
15,029 6,621
11,550

20,356 6,680 4,333 5,256
14,924 6,620
11,350

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

203,743 102

204,529 101

204,866 102

203,119 101

Other States .......................................

8,036

8,151

8,116

8,162

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

211,779 102

212,680 101

212,982 102

211,281 101

May 3, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,896 21,070
4,714 1,223 34,048 7,985 3,571 7,886 17,122 8,300
20,073 6,584 4,202 4,995
14,562 6,897
10,694
202,822 100
8,170
210,992 100

May 10, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,653 21,281
4,604 1,223 34,337 7,966 3,802 7,547 16,574 8,040
19,874 6,720 4,402 5,269
14,375 6,582
11,025
202,274 100
7,850
210,124 100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

April 5, 2014

April 12, 2014

Week ending

April 19, 2014

April 26, 2014

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

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

21,705 18,882
5,277 1,340 26,660 6,095 3,376 5,783 14,822 6,528

21,407 19,762
4,598 1,226 26,992 6,433 3,364 6,016 15,075 5,005

May 3, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,190 18,205
4,307 1,271 26,843 5,892 3,389 6,798 14,874 5,799

May 10, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,581 19,945
4,962 1,574 26,848 7,227 3,386 5,824 14,909 6,098

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,012 4,653 3,706 4,897
11,625 5,581
10,022

16,391 2,878 3,577 4,165
11,886 5,169
9,594

16,444 3,701 3,504 4,085
11,211 4,946
9,853

16,124 4,055 3,691 4,784
11,901 5,785
10,596

16,373 4,683 3,639 4,840
12,159 5,258
11,602

16,252 3,306 3,649 4,731
11,987 5,450
10,014

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

166,069 100

163,601 99

164,212 99

166,814 101

167,122 100

167,743 101

Other States .......................................

5,508

5,857

6,199

6,051

5,959

5,893

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

171,577 100

169,458 99

170,411 99

172,865 101

173,081 100

173,636 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 14, 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