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 18, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 14, 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 175 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
May 10, 2014
May 17, 2014
Week ending
May 24, 2014
May 31, 2014
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
June 7, 2014
June 14,
Percent of
2014
previous year
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. 28,638
28,521
28,484
28,829
28,789
28,664
102
Florida ................................................
1,223
1,207
1,225
1,225
1,225
1,223
100
Georgia .............................................. 34,337
34,434
34,567
34,498
34,489
34,197
102
South Carolina ....................................
5,269
5,155
5,275
5,304
5,004
5,120
97
19 State total ....................................... 203,123
204,866
205,941
206,673
205,625
203,313
100
United States..........................
211,064
212,992
214,227
214,833
213,929
211,526
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 18, 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 10, 2014
May 17, 2014
Week ending
May 24, 2014
May 31, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
June 7, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
June 14, 2014
Percent of previous year
(1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. 21,553
21,949
22,068
21,406
21,484
21,062
98
Florida ................................................ 1,574
1,152
1,251
1,269
1,237
1,298
102
Georgia .............................................. 26,855
26,626
26,354
27,164
27,357
27,667
102
South Carolina .................................... 4,731
5,068
5,406
4,275
4,582
4,582
92
19 State total...........................
167,940
166,050
167,067
165,601
167,330
168,055
100
United States.........................
173,848
172,193
172,907
171,570
173,388
174,517
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 18, 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 10, 2014
May 17, 2014
Week ending
May 24, 2014
May 31, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
28,829 21,527
4,618 1,225 34,498 7,878 3,787 7,793 17,748 8,296
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,613 6,720 4,558 5,269
14,326 6,582
11,107
21,239 6,659 4,277 5,155
14,740 6,547
11,236
21,407 6,804 4,314 5,275
14,792 6,619
11,410
21,160 6,584 4,358 5,304
15,022 6,679
11,367
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
203,123 100
204,866 100
205,941 101
206,673 101
Other States .......................................
7,941
8,126
8,286
8,160
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
211,064 100
212,992 100
214,227 101
214,833 101
June 7, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,789 21,460
4,611 1,225 34,489 7,752 3,802 7,522 17,627 8,162
21,065 6,734 4,168 5,004
15,266 6,679
11,270
205,625 101
8,304
213,929 101
June 14, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,664 20,794
4,618 1,223 34,197 7,751 3,772 7,411 16,704 8,488
21,203 6,501 4,160 5,120
14,479 6,678
11,550
203,313 100
8,213
211,526 100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
May 10, 2014
May 17, 2014
Week ending
May 24, 2014
May 31, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 26,626 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 6,244
21,406 18,488
5,069 1,269 27,164 6,260 3,395 5,541 13,963 5,862
June 7, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,484 19,810
4,671 1,237 27,357 6,186 3,397 5,987 14,601 4,684
June 14, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,062 19,385
4,992 1,298 27,667 6,110 3,398 6,222 14,721 6,150
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,519 3,306 3,689 4,731
11,988 5,503
10,057
16,061 4,186 3,581 5,068
11,941 4,957
10,571
16,052 4,000 3,515 5,406
11,544 5,566
10,214
16,353 4,968 3,765 4,275
11,523 5,592
10,708
16,410 5,403 3,533 4,582
11,753 5,500
10,735
16,507 3,916 3,465 4,582
11,846 5,474
11,260
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
167,934 101
166,044 100
167,067 100
165,601 99
167,330 99
168,055 100
Other States .......................................
5,908
6,143
5,840
5,969
6,058
6,462
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
173,842 101
172,187 100
172,907 100
171,570 99
173,388 99
174,517 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 18, 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