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