Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 May 7

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 7, 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 May 3, 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 173 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

March 29, 2014

April 5, 2014

Week ending

April 12, 2014

April 19, 2014

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

(1,000 eggs)

April 26, 2014

May 3, 2014

Percent of previous year

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

Alabama ............................................. 28,564

28,725

28,597

28,954

28,643

28,885

102

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

1,219

1,176

1,222

1,225

1,225

1,223

100

Georgia .............................................. 33,918

34,270

34,016

33,626

33,984

34,034

102

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

4,973

4,958

5,129

5,137

5,256

4,995

94

19 State total ....................................... 201,659

203,743

204,529

204,846

203,096

202,873

100

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

209,724

211,779

212,738

213,016

211,312

211,179

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 7, 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 29, 2014

April 5, 2014

Week ending

April 12, 2014

April 19, 2014

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

April 26, 2014
(1,000 chicks)

May 3, 2014

Percent of previous year

(1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. 21,786

21,282

21,290

21,705

21,407

21,175

101

Florida ................................................ 1,329

1,333

1,358

1,340

1,226

1,271

83

Georgia .............................................. 26,209

26,753

27,039

26,660

26,992

26,783

101

South Carolina .................................... 4,441

4,897

4,165

4,085

4,784

4,840

112

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

165,715

166,068

163,601

164,113

166,847

167,070

100

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

171,651

171,576

169,449

170,311

172,897

173,028

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 7, 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 29, 2014

April 5, 2014

Week ending

April 12, 2014

April 19, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,564 20,696
4,672 1,219 33,918 7,929 3,772 7,730 17,515 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

28,954 20,874
4,727 1,225 33,626 7,994 3,802 7,867 17,559 8,303

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

20,549 6,559 4,412 4,973
14,065 6,601
10,305

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

20,553 6,649 4,375 5,137
15,029 6,621
11,551

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

201,659 100

203,743 102

204,529 101

204,846 102

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

8,065

8,036

8,209

8,170

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

209,724 100

211,779 102

212,738 101

213,016 102

April 26, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,643 20,618
4,495 1,225 33,984 7,514 3,394 7,886 17,497 8,344
20,356 6,680 4,333 5,256
14,924 6,620
11,327
203,096 101
8,216
211,312 101

May 3, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,885 21,070
4,728 1,223 34,034 7,985 3,571 7,886 17,122 8,300
20,073 6,584 4,340 4,995
14,516 6,897
10,664
202,873 100
8,306
211,179 100

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

State

March 29, 2014

April 5, 2014

Week ending

April 12, 2014

April 19, 2014

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

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

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

21,705 18,882
5,277 1,340 26,660 6,095 3,376 5,783 14,822 6,529

April 26, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,407 19,762
4,598 1,226 26,992 6,433 3,364 6,016 15,075 5,006

May 3, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,175 18,205
4,913 1,271 26,783 5,892 3,389 6,299 14,872 5,798

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

16,032 4,284 3,559 4,441
11,143 5,985
10,691

16,012 4,653 3,706 4,897
11,625 5,581
10,021

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

16,344 3,701 3,504 4,085
11,211 4,946
9,853

16,124 4,055 3,691 4,784
11,901 5,785
10,628

16,373 4,683 3,541 4,840
12,162 5,258
11,616

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

165,715 100

166,068 100

163,601 99

164,113 99

166,847 101

167,070 100

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

5,936

5,508

5,848

6,198

6,050

5,958

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

171,651 100

171,576 100

169,449 99

170,311 99

172,897 101

173,028 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 7, 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