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