Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 June 11

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

June 11, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 7, 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 174 million chicks for meat production, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

May 3, 2014

May 10, 2014

Week ending

May 17, 2014

May 24, 2014

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

(1,000 eggs)

May 31, 2014

June 7, 2014

Percent of previous year

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

Alabama ............................................. 28,896

28,638

28,521

28,484

28,829

28,780

101

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

1,223

1,223

1,207

1,225

1,225

1,225

100

Georgia .............................................. 34,048

34,337

34,434

34,567

34,498

34,457

102

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

4,995

5,269

5,155

5,275

5,304

5,000

94

19 State total ....................................... 203,783

203,161

204,776

206,074

206,673

205,912

101

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

212,110

211,102

213,020

214,478

214,951

214,313

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 11, 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

May 3, 2014

May 10, 2014

Week ending

May 17, 2014

May 24, 2014

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

May 31, 2014
(1,000 chicks)

June 7, 2014

Percent of previous year

(1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. 21,190

21,553

21,949

22,068

21,406

21,466

102

Florida ................................................ 1,271

1,574

1,152

1,251

1,269

1,237

98

Georgia .............................................. 26,843

26,855

26,625

26,354

27,164

27,334

97

South Carolina .................................... 4,840

4,731

5,068

5,406

4,275

4,680

110

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

167,113

167,940

166,050

167,071

165,658

167,503

99

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

173,072

173,848

172,193

172,911

171,627

173,562

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 11, 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

May 3, 2014

May 10, 2014

Week ending

May 17, 2014

May 24, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,896 21,070
4,714 1,223 34,048 7,985 3,727 7,886 17,122 8,300

28,638 21,281
4,728 1,223 34,337 7,955 3,802 7,549 16,395 8,040

28,521 21,420
4,687 1,207 34,434 7,774 3,802 7,837 16,925 8,406

28,484 21,358
4,692 1,225 34,567 7,951 3,772 7,479 17,640 8,152

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

20,873 6,584 4,202 4,995
14,562 6,897
10,699

20,613 6,720 4,558 5,269
14,326 6,582
11,145

21,134 6,659 4,277 5,155
14,740 6,547
11,251

21,514 6,804 4,318 5,275
14,792 6,619
11,432

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

203,783 101

203,161 100

204,776 100

206,074 101

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

8,327

7,941

8,244

8,404

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

212,110 101

211,102 100

213,020 100

214,478 101

May 31, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,829 21,527
4,614 1,225 34,498 7,878 3,787 7,793 17,748 8,296
21,159 6,584 4,358 5,304
15,022 6,679
11,372
206,673 101
8,278
214,951 101

June 7, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,780 21,460
4,606 1,225 34,457 7,810 3,802 7,637 17,627 8,162
21,109 6,734 4,264 5,000
15,266 6,679
11,294
205,912 101
8,401
214,313 101

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

State

May 3, 2014

May 10, 2014

Week ending

May 17, 2014

May 24, 2014

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

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

21,190 18,205
4,307 1,271 26,843 5,892 3,389 6,798 14,874 5,799

21,553 19,945
5,326 1,574 26,855 7,176 3,386 5,287 14,941 6,098

21,949 19,847
4,779 1,152 26,625 5,574 3,041 6,748 14,802 5,161

22,068 19,122
4,711 1,251 26,354 6,797 3,333 6,355 14,535 6,234

May 31, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,406 18,488
4,942 1,269 27,164 6,260 3,395 5,707 13,963 5,862

June 7, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,466 19,810
5,246 1,237 27,334 6,144 3,397 5,954 14,602 4,685

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

16,373 4,683 3,639 4,840
12,159 5,249
11,602

16,519 3,306 3,689 4,731
11,988 5,503
10,063

16,061 4,186 3,581 5,068
11,941 4,957
10,578

16,052 4,000 3,515 5,406
11,544 5,566
10,228

16,353 4,968 3,765 4,275
11,523 5,592
10,726

16,390 4,978 3,563 4,680
11,753 5,500
10,764

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

167,113 100

167,940 101

166,050 100

167,071 100

165,658 99

167,503 99

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

5,959

5,908

6,143

5,840

5,969

6,059

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

173,072 100

173,848 101

172,193 100

172,911 100

171,627 99

173,562 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 11, 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