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